The Physical and Behavioral Integration Design Committee concluded its work in December, 2016. Read the final recommendation report produced by the IDC.

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The work  of the Physical and Behavioral Health Integration Design Committee was guided by this charter. You can also download the briefing slides from Nov. 5, 2015 for more information.

Working Definition of Integrated Care

An integrated health care system is one that is able to meet the physical and behavioral health care needs of an individual in a holistic, culturally responsive fashion where the individual is engaged in their care. In this system, care management does not belong to one system and financing supports overall patient outcomes, not individual services.  Moreover, in an integrated system, those providing care work as a team accountable to achieving patient outcomes that the patient has helped to identify.  The patient experience is one that is simple and flexible and able to meet a patient’s needs when and where they need it. Those involved in providing care are supported by a shared care plan, shared data and have an understanding of their respective roles in the system.

Working Vision

By 2020, Medicaid enrollees in King County will experience improved health and social outcomes because:

• Beneficiaries are at the center of care planning, are engaged and activated;
• Beneficiaries are able to access the health and social service supports they need when they need them;
• Payments are based on achieving improved health and social outcomes for beneficiaries because we are paying for value rather than volume and allow for the flexibility at the clinical level to address individual needs;
• Payers in the Region (including King County and the Washington State Health Care Authority) are aligned in how services are contracted and paid for; 
• Systems share information seamlessly with one another in order to minimize complexity for the beneficiary