Behavioral Health Services
Health Net's collaborates with MHN, its behavioral health administrator, on quality initiatives to improve members’ physical and mental health outcomes. Health Net and MHN focus on various psychotropic medications, including antidepressant medication management. For example, eligible members with gaps in their antidepressant medication refills, and who are diagnosed with depression, receive automated or live outreach conducted by clinical pharmacists to remind them to continue taking their medications, refill their prescriptions and report any medication problems or concerns to their providers.
Most Health Net members appropriately seek depression treatment from their primary care physicians (PCPs), which is why Health Net provides physicians and participating physician groups (PPGs) with tools, such as Provider Tip Sheets, to support the management and coordination of care for members diagnosed with behavioral health conditions.
In an effort to increase awareness of the importance of identification and management of behavioral health conditions, among both providers and members, Health Net has been developing and posting:
- Member online news articles to educate members on behavioral health (i.e., mental health and substance use), how to recognize the need for help, the availability and types of treatments, and the importance of treatment, medication adherence, and communicating with their providers.
- Provider online news articles on the importance of monitoring, managing, and coordinating care and information exchange between medical and behavioral health providers, and available resources for easy reference and assistance.