[PC-BH-Integration] networking/On the subject of Medicare...66Billion trimmed...Link

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My billing dept has told me that our state’s Medicaid authority won’t
reimburse for those codes, but Medicare will.

Thanks,
Fran

Frances Wen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Research
Health Service Psychologist
Department of Family Medicine
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa
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McGlathery, Michael
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We are struggling with the 96,000 codes. We are having a multi agency
meeting the end of this month so please check with me after then. Michael
McGlathery, PhD. Solano County, Fairfield, Ca


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Partee
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:06 AM
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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
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