by Rick Ybarra | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
Integrated health care is the coordination of physical and behavioral health care. In 2012, Harris County Protective Services (HCPS) received funding from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to plan and implement an integrated health care program for children ages...
by Rick Ybarra | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog
The election is over. We have a new President-Elect. A new Cabinet is being assembled; presidential appointees are being considered. President-Elect Trump’s key message throughout his campaign was to “Make America Great Again!” As the incoming...
by Rick Ybarra | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog
The nationwide movement to advance Integrated Health Care (IHC) as a standard of care continues! It has been a mountain climb, but we have made significant progress over the past five to seven years moving incrementally towards the summit. To date, numerous studies...
by Rick Ybarra | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
Re-engineer. Reinvent. Rightsize. Reorganization. Restructure. Change over. Shift. Conversion. Turnaround. Just a few of the terms used to indicate transformation. The ultimate goal of transformation is to respond to market changes by changing the way business...
by Rick Ybarra | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
Our health care system stands at a crossroads as it struggles with how to appropriately finance health care. The fee-for-service system, the dominant payment model in the U.S., is widely recognized as perhaps one of the single biggest obstacles to reforming health...
