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Warm Handoffs and Attendance at Initial Integrated Behavioral Health Appointments
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though integrated behavioral health programs often encourage primary care physicians refer patients means personal introduction warm handoff data limited regarding benefits warm handoffs conducted retrospective study adult primary care patients referred behavioral health clinicians urban safetynet hospital investigate association warm handoffs attendance rates subsequent initial behavioral health appointments multivariable analyses patients referred via warm handoffs likely attend initial appointments 096 95 ci 079118 p 71 prospective study necessary confirm role warm handoffs