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title: "Psych News Alert: Psychiatrists Can Add Value (and Be Paid) in Integrated Care Systems"
description: Psychiatrists can be paid for providing mental health services in an integrated primary care-behavioral health setting if they prove to paye...
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 10/29/11 12:00 AM

# Psychiatrists Can Add Value (and Be Paid) in Integrated Care Systems

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Psychiatrists can be paid for providing mental health services in an integrated primary care-behavioral health setting if they prove to payers that they offer added value in the form of better outcomes, said psychiatrist Roger Kathol, M.D., president of Cartesian Solutions Inc., during a presentation yesterday on “Financing Primary Care Collaboration: What are the Options?” at APA's Institute on Psychiatric Services in San Francisco. Kathol said there was considerable data showing that integrating psychiatric care with primary care *does* add value, but he noted that only a minority of psychiatrists were aware that integration is the way of the future. The presentation was part of a major Integrated Care Track at the institute. More information on this topic is posted in *[Psychiatric News](http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/46/20/10.1.full).* Look for further coverage in future issues.

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