Effects of electronic psychiatric consultations on primary care provider perceptions of mental health care: Survey results from a randomized evaluation.

Background: Primary care is the main point-of-entry for identifying and treating mental health problems. This research examines the effect of a new model of supporting primary care providers (PCPs) treating mental health disorders, the electronic consultation (eConsults), a standard process for communication between PCPs and psychiatrists through an electronic health records system.

Methods: A cluster-randomized evaluation of the psychiatric eConsults model, as implemented in a large integrated delivery system.

Minnesota 10 by 10. Reducing morbidity and mortality in people with serious mental illnesses.

Persons with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar affective disorder in Minnesota are dying much younger than their age- and sex-matched cohorts. A new initiative, MN 10 By 10, is designed to engage key constituencies in addressing modifiable risk factors in order to lengthen these individuals' lives.