[PC-BH-Integration] networking

Fri Feb 2 09:20:40 EST 2007

Lori,  In your area, the most expert person I know is Kathleen Reynolds, the
CEO at Washtenaw Community Health Organizations, reynoldk at ewashtenaw.org
<mailto:reynoldk at ewashtenaw.org>  .  Another expert person at making
integrated care work using health and behavior codes is Bill Rosenfeld at
Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix, brosenfeld at mphc-az.com
<mailto:brosenfeld at mphc-az.com>  .  On productivity measures, some good work
has been done by Kirk Strosahl and his group at Mountainview Consulting,
http://www.behavioral-health-integration.com/
<http://www.behavioral-health-integration.com/>  .  For a short orientation
to health and behavior codes, go to www.integratedprimarycare.com
<http://www.integratedprimarycare.com/>  (my website) and to meet all these
people assembled in one place, come to the annual conference of the
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association in Asheville, NC, November 8-10,
2007, www.CFHA.net <http://www.cfha.net/>  .  In fact, you can submit to
present at the conference until March 31.

Alexander Blount, EdD.

Professor of Clinical Family Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Director of Behavioral Science

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Chair

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

O. 508 856-2147, F. 508 856-1212

blounta at ummhc.org <mailto:blounta at ummhc.org> 

http://umassmed.edu/fmch/faculty/Blount.cfm?start=0
<http://umassmed.edu/fmch/faculty/Blount.cfm?start=0> &  

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Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] networking

Greetings,

I am hoping to network with other Health Integration Specialists, providing
behavioral health services in a medical care setting.  I have been in this
setting for the past 4 years.  We started with 4 positions and once the MH
incentives stopped, and the Medical agency was required to pay for the
service, it was reduced to 1 position.  We  have been billing for the past 2
years the 96150-96151 codes.  We are looking for ways to improve the program
by checking with others who are doing similar work.  Some questions are: How
is your agency billing if at all?  Are they getting reimbursed for services?
Does anyone use the disease model for services?  Productivity measures--Do
you have specific expectations?  What were they when you started vs. now?

I believe in the value of the service provided and would like to strengthen
this program.  Please respond if you would like to share information about
your job and program.

Thanks,

Lori Partee, LMSW

Behavioral Health Clinician

InterCare Community Health Network

Benton Harbor, MI

269*927-2608 Ext 108

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