Wolters Kluwer equips primary care providers with tools to meet burgeoning mental health demand

Helping clinicians reduce medication uncertainty at the point of care

Rx Transitions for Mental Health equips healthcare providers with detailed antidepressant switching decision support, for tapering off existing medications and titrating new ones. Clinicians can select from a range of medications and doses as well as the timeframe for transitioning between medications, to help them create a plan for guiding patients through the switching process. Medication transition schedules can be printed or copied into clinician notes, saving the clinician valuable transcribing time and enabling collaborative discussions with patients.

UpToDate Pro user Dianne Quibell, MD commented, “Polypharmacy is complex and pharmacodynamics would assist with an evidence-based approach. It’s hard to know if we should add [mental health] medication or switch. I always feel as if I am shooting from the hip.”

An organizational approach to mental health care 

Wolters Kluwer Health also published a related Point of Care report geared for healthcare organizations administrators navigating dramatic shifts in today’s mental health services landscape. Topics in this issue include:

• Understanding health leaders’ role in improving access to mental health services
• Costs of unaddressed mental health care and potential returns with strategic investment
• Promoting an environment conducive to addressing mental health challenges
• Strategies for implementing and addressing mental health in primary care
• Supporting clinical and drug referential content within workflows 

Download the “Mental Health in Primary Care” Point of Care report for more.