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Registry Innovations in Collaborative Care
Treating Substance Use in Collaborative Care
Advocacy for Collaborative Care
Comparing Collaborative Care to Usual Care
Compared to usual care, Collaborative Care is shown to increase the effectiveness of depression treatment and lower total healthcare costs. This handout outlines those differences using data from the IMPACT trial.
Updated 1/2/19
Why Practice Collaborative Care?
The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) has a robust evidence base with over eighty randomized controlled trials showing it is the best at treating depression in many populations and settings. CoCM is beneficial for Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and their patients because it offers an established evidence base, better medical outcomes, help with challenging patient cases, faster improvement, and the collaboration of a team.
We highly encourage that this document be shared with PCPs, stakeholders, and others looking to implement CoCM.
Evidence Base for Collaborative Care
A substantial body of evidence for Collaborative Care has emerged since its development at the University of Washington in the 1990s. Beginning with the seminal IMPACT Trial published in 2002, more than ninety randomized controlled trials and several meta-analyses show that Collaborative Care (CoCM) is more effective than usual care for patients with depression, anxiety, and other behavioral health conditions.
CoCM is also shown to be highly effective in treating co-morbid mental health and physical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and HIV. The document summarizes several selected research, review, and practice-based articles that demonstrate Collaborative Care significantly improves patient lives.
Tips for Discussing Trauma During an Initial Assessment
Trauma can increase the risk of health, social, and emotional problems. Despite the high prevalence of patients with a past history of trauma, few clinics or Collaborative Care teams have a protocol for addressing it. These three tips can help clinicians safely and effectively discuss the trauma history of their patients during their initial assessment.
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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Medicare payments for services provided by primary care providers for patients participating in a Collaborative Care program or receiving other behavioral health integration services. This handout summarizes the four AMA CPT® codes that can be used to bill for these services.
The payment structure may be used to treat patients with any behavioral health condition that is being treated by the billing practitioner, including substance use disorders.