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IMPACT in the media press releases |
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February 7, 2008
IMPACT Care cuts medical costs over 4 years:
Patients who received IMPACT care for 12 months had lower average costs for all of their health care over a four year period – about $3,300 less than patients receiving usual care, even when the cost of IMPACT care is included. Press Release National Institute of Mental Health announcement
Minnesota's DIAMOND (Depression Improvement Across Minnesota- Offering A New Direction) program, which is modeled after IMPACT, was profiled in the November 12, 2007 Mental Health Weekly.
An IMPACT project sponsored by the National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare pairs community health and community mental health clinics to provide collaborative care for common mental disorders treated in primary care. This innovative project is profiled in a recent edition of National Council Magazine.
IMPACT recognized in October 2007 for Innovation in Workforce Development by the Annapolis Coalition (pp 23-26).
IMPACT added to SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices.
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease published a Policy Platform in September 2007 that cites IMPACT as a model program to "promote proven approaches to greater coordination of care and integrate the primary care provider more completely into the care management process to increase quality and efficiency" (pp 6-7).
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US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing on Suicide in Older Adults: Based on findings from the IMPACT trial published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that showed that IMPACT reduces suicidal thoughts in older adults, we were invited to provide testimony at a hearing on September 14, 2006 conducted by the US Senate Special Committee on Aging. Dr. David Steffens, co-author on the paper and principal investigator of the Duke subcontract, gave the testimony based on materials provided by the IMPACT Implementation Center. http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=270748&
US House of Representatives Hearing on Mental Health Parity: On March 27, 2007 the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Pete Stark, convened a hearing on mental health parity in Medicare and private health insurance. Part of the purpose of the hearing is to lay the foundation for Congressman Stark to present a Medicare Mental Health Modernization bill. A member of the IMPACT advisory board, Henry Harbin, testified at the hearing about the effectiveness of collaborative care programs like IMPACT. http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=547
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In addition, IMPACT has been featured by the following: WRC-NBC, Washington DC |
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IMPACT has been featured by a number of broadcast media outlets. Click on the links below to view news clips about IMPACT (used with permission of broadcasters). Note: Download of video files can take a few minutes.
Channel 5 (WRAL, NBC Affiliate, Raleigh-Durham, NC)
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Channel 7 (KABC, ABC Affiliate Los Angeles, CA)
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Channel 10 (KGTV, ABC Affiliate, San Diego, CA)
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| Selected Media Coverage of IMPACT - Print | |
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Print media has also produced stories featuring IMPACT. Samples of print media coverage include:
September, 2006: National Council News publishes edition focused on integration of behavioral health and primary care, featuring IMPACT.
March 21, 2005: USA Today feature article highlighting findings that effective depression treatment may slow physical decline in older adults.
March 2005: Editorial in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society praising IMPACT findings showing that effective depression treatment may slow physical decline in older adults.
December 4, 2004: Editorial in the British Medical Journal profiling IMPACT findings that depression affects older adults' quality of life more than physical illness.
July 24, 2004: Editorial in the British Medical Journal praising the IMPACT model of care.
January 9, 2004: Seattle Post-Intelligencer article addressing Medicare cuts and how collaborative care is effective to treat depression in older adults and a possible solution to Medicare cuts.
January 28, 2003: Seattle Times article featuring examples of patients who have been helped by the IMPACT treatment model. This article highlights the effectiveness of the key components of the model.
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