[PC-BH-Integration] development of coding/billing manual
Sally Smith
Sallys at MTN.NCAHEC.ORG
Tue Nov 2 11:01:23 EST 2004
terrific- will work on this
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>>> BlountA at ummhc.org 11/02/04 10:02AM >>>
It was your state and the manual on billing that AHEC did that gave me the
idea. What is missing is information about confidentiality and record
keeping and NC is ready to go.
Alexander Blount, EdD
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
O. 508 856-2147, F. 508 856-1212
blounta at ummhc.org
www.IntegratedPrimaryCare.com/Blount.htm
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[mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Sally Smith
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:23 AM
To: pc-bh-integration at lists101.his.com
Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] development of coding/billing manual
Hello Dr. Blount-
We had a couple of LCSW's attend the conference in Minnesota in October .
They told me that you were talking about developing a manuel for start up
and maintenance around coding and billing issues. I would love to hear more
about this and how we might collaborate about how to make this happen in our
state as well.
thanks
sally smith
>>> BlountA at ummhc.org 11/01/04 05:16PM >>>
I will send you the article which only talks about the evidence. If you are
looking for "how to" info, you might want to look at Integrated Primary
Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration, Norton. Or
check www.integratedprimarycare.com. I have to tell you that programs that
bring a worker or two from a community mental health center and transplant
them in a primary care setting (if that is what you are doing) tend to have
a difficult time. The mental health workers often want to import the
culture of specialty mental health, with its rules about confidentiality,
its 50 min hours, and its preference for longer therapies. It is a poor fit
with primary care. You may already be fully aware of all this and planning
to do a very different program. If not, look at a few of the books listed
on the book page of www.integratedprimarycare.com .
Alexander Blount, EdD
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
O. 508 856-2147, F. 508 856-1212
blounta at ummhc.org
www.IntegratedPrimaryCare.com/Blount.htm
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[mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Deborah
Rattle
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:31 PM
To: pc-bh-integration at lists101.his.com
Subject: RE: [PC-BH-Integration] cost-effectiveness of integrated care
Good afternoon, Dr. Blount,
I work for a large community mental health/substance abuse center in
Louisville, KY. We are in the process of working w/ a rural primary health
care center (Seven Counties Services, Inc.) to submit a funding request for
integrating behavioral/physical health care services and substance abuse
services at the PHC center. I noticed your mention of an article you wrote
re: the costs of such endeavors and wonder if you could send me a copy. It
will be greatly appreciated. My mailing address is:
Deborah Rattle, MSSW, CSW
c/o 10515 Eagle Pines Lane
Louisville, KY 40223-6155
Thanking you in advance.
>>> BlountA at ummhc.org 10/29/04 02:38PM >>>
I would be happy to send you a copy of an article I wrote. It cites cost
studies in addition to many other outcomes. Blount, A. (2003). Integrated
Primary Care: Organizing the Evidence. Families, Systems & Health, Vol. 21,
121-133. I tried attaching it, but it is too big for a list posting. Also
see Nicholas A. Cummings, et al. Impact of Medical Cost Offset on Practice
and Research. It is on Amazon.
Alexander Blount, EdD
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Director of Behavioral Science
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
55 Lake Avenue, North
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
O. 508 856-2147 F. 508 856-1212
blounta at ummhc.org
www.integratedprimarycare.com/blount.htm
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[mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com]On Behalf Of Elaine
Alfano
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 1:52 PM
To: pc-bh-integration at nccbh.net
Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] cost-effectiveness of integrated care
I attended the Oct. 25-27 Closing the Gap summit in DC. I noted that a
number of participants were looking for info about the cost-effectiveness of
integrated care. I know there are a number of good acticles out there that
touch on this issue, but does anybody know of a lit review of the topic or
can you recommend an article that is particularly good at pulling together
the research and presenting the economic case for integrated care?
Thank you.
Elaine Alfano
Policy Analyst
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202.467.5730
202.223.0409 (fax)
elaine at bazelon.org
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