Thursday, April 18, 2024
4/18/2024
San Ysidro Health (SYHealth) proposes to deliver comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services (SUD) for San Diego County’s low-income populations. As San Diego County’s potentially first dual Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and CCHBC (Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic) entity, SYHealth will serve residents regardless of their ability to pay, with CCBHC services prioritized for patients experiencing Serious Mental Illness (SMI). Priority will be expanded as SYHealth’s CCBHC operations grow. As a dual FQHC-CCBHC entity, SYHealth will be uniquely positioned to provide seamless care to patients of all levels of illness by: (1) prioritizing patients with highest needs (SMI patients) for SYHealth’s new CCBHC system of care; and (2) serving mild-to-moderate patients via SYHealth’s existing FQHC Behavioral Health Services infrastructure, as well as its existing FQHC primary care services via collaboration of its behavioral health and medical providers. CCBHC patients who have stabilized and are no longer in need of SMI clinic services will be moved to SYHealth’s FQHC Behavioral Health clinics, thus allowing for ongoing capacity to serve other patients in need of more intensive care. SYHealth’s goal is to increase access to behavioral health and SUD services by operating a sustainable FQHC-CCBHC entity in San Diego County, thereby providing a healthcare home to residents with complex mental health and SUD needs. To achieve this goal, SYHealth proposes the following objectives: 1. By December 31, 2020, SYHealth will obtain CCBHC certification from California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). 2. By August 29, 2022, SYHealth will serve a total of 400 CCBHC patients (~200 unduplicated per year). 3. By August 29, 2022, 80% of CCBHC patients presenting a need for medical and/or oral health care will be referred to SYHealth’s FQHC primary care program. 4. By August 29, 2022, 90% of CCBHC patients who are at risk for and/or living with HIV will be referred to SYHealth’s HIV Services Program. 5. By August 29, 2022, 90% of low income CCBHC patients with complex healthcare needs will be referred to SYHealth’s DHCS care management programs.
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