Welcome to Medical Behavioral Health Solutions - My name is Dr. Lia Gaggino. A consultative service offering guidance and support to assess, develop and integrate behavioral health into your medical settings. Integrated behavioral health (IBH) is a fast-growing innovation that places mental health professionals in primary care practices where they function as a part of the medical team. These mental health professionals provide onsite assessments, brief intervention and coordinate care with the providers and any other outside professionals who may be needed. Behavioral health concerns make up almost one third of the reasons why patients come to primary care practices. With limited access to adult and child and adolescent psychiatry services, providing mental health care often falls to primary care who may have limited training in behavioral health and feel that they are not adequately prepared to provide those services. Building an IBH practice requires a thoughtful needs assessment, clear policies and procedures, and a knowledge of billing and coding to support the IBH model. MBHS offers this consulting expertise, bridging the gap between mental health professionals and primary care providers, thus guiding you through the assessment and development process before you hire IBH services.