WakeMed’s Path To Value & Whole Person Care: The Development Of The WakeMed Behavioral Health Network

With its innovative approach to addressing whole person health needs by utilizing a population health approach to behavioral health, WakeMed is meeting the needs of people living with complex medical and behavioral health conditions throughout Wake County, the largest and fastest growing region of North Carolina, and third fastest growing county in America. WakeMed Health and Hospitals drives a model that integrates behavioral health treatment (inpatient & outpatient), primary care, and social determinants of health (SDOH) across its network of thirty-seven (37) partner organizations. The model is based on four pillars: use of common screening tools, mitigation of social and medical obstacles, application of best-practice, patient engagement techniques, and coordination at all levels of follow-up care. Hear about the strategy, market drivers, results, and issues encountered in developing the WakeMed Behavioral Health Network (WMBHN), and what our keynote sees as their future.