The value based Logan Wellbeing Program successfully diverts inpatient funding, improving patient and economic outcomes

Abstract

Achieving high value for patients must become the overarching goal of mental health care delivery, with value defined as the health outcomes achieved per dollar spent. Value is improved through the introduction of integrated, shared practices rather than “focused specialist mental health services” that concentrate on narrow groups of interventions. If value improves, patients, funders and providers can all benefit; total care of the patient and economic sustainability of the mental health system increase. This paper reports on the innovative Logan Beaudesert Wellbeing Program in South East Queensland; accountable for value being shared among service providers for severe and persistent mental health disorders and recurrent inpatient and emergency department admissions.