Collaborative Care Implementation Guide
An overview of the basic steps needed to implement the Collaborative Care model.
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Why Practice Collaborative Care?
Five reasons why collaborative care is beneficial to primary care providers and their patients.
Implementing collaborative care to reduce depression for rural native American/Alaska native people
Collaborative care proven equally effective for rural American Indian and Alaska native people. Read the article here.
Comparison of collaborative care and colocation treatment for patients with clinically significant depression symptoms in collaborative care
This study at Montefiore Health System found that patients in sites using CoCM experienced a significant reduction in depression symptoms compared with patients in sites using colocation.
Collaborative Care for Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A WHO Health Systems Framework Assessment of Three Programs
This article presents ways to address the challenges of implementing collaborative care in low- and middle-income countries using experiences from three large-scale implementations in India and Nepal.
Behavioral Health Integration Services Fact Sheet
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a fact sheet detailing the four G codes that can be used to bill for behavioral health integration (BHI) and collaborative care management (CoCM) services.
Frequently Asked Questions about Billing Medicare for Behavioral Health Integration Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) answers frequently asked questions about billing Medicare for behavioral health integration (BHI) services using the four CMS BHI codes.
Medicare Payment for Behavioral Health Integration
An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Sevices' payment codes for behavioral health integration.
Quick Guide on Bundled Payments for Behavioral Health Integration Services
This two page handout summarizes the AMA CPT codes for Behavioral Health Integration services.
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of collaborative care interventions for depression in patients with cancer
This meta-analysis reviewed existing literature on the effectiveness of collaborative care interventions on depression symptoms for patients with cancer.