Integrating Healthcare Into Medical and Chemical Dispensaries

About the Book

For Directors Only The behavioral health organization is an essential resource that should be available to all communities. This is usually the central place where many of the thousands of men, women and children who live in both urban and suburban neighborhoods receive their behavioral and medical healthcare. Historically, the Federal government has recognized this trend and accordingly has set aside millions of dollars in funding to address many of the issues directly related to inadequate healthcare delivery in these neighborhoods. This need has created a tremendous opportunity to deliver specialized niche services to these patients. Many of you who are ready to go out and start a new practice will find that the community will welcome you with open arms. This will be the case whether your agency provides psychotherapy, or a combination of services, which may include a medical component. The mere fact that the integrated healthcare delivery system provides a one-stop shop for comprehensive healthcare under one roof makes it a very attractive model. And, for the organization that is currently contemplating the creation of a pharmacotherapy or dispensary delivery system, this book contains all of the information that is needed to put together a comprehensive proposal and successful operating system. It was the intent and purpose of this book to provide you with the tools in which to create, operate and upgrade your own ideal organization.

About the Author

Matthew Hamilton designed what is essentially the largest Intensive Care Special Hospital in New Jersey and he clearly understands decisive decision making and the criticality of staying well informed of rapid healthcare industry changes as a member of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and ACMPE (American College of Medical Practice Executives) and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). As a manager of senior executives over a 20 year career in health care and hospital administration his strong business acumen along with his proven ability to design sophisticated healthcare technolo-gy and workforce management systems makes him one of New Jer-sey’s most sought after executives. During his career he has worked for several hospitals in areas such as finance, operations and mar-keting. And, over the years he has held a leadership role in a New Jersey hospital of a Fortune 500 company which generated over $2 billion dollars of net revenue in 2010. This company provides acute care services to medically complex patients through the operation of a national network of 89 hospitals with 6,887 licensed beds located in 24 states.