[PC-BH-Integration] networking

[Judith Boardman]

What we are finding in Massachusetts and I assume it is the same
nationally, is we can not bill for primary care codes unless we are the PCP
of record. This is per the existing, albeit, outdated, Medicaid regs. This
is a problem as our program provides primary care in the behavioral
healthcare setting, using primary care nurse practitioners.  Our target
patient population is adults with serious mental illness . jb

At 12:46 PM 2/5/2007 -0600, Wen, Frances K.  (HSC) wrote:
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>x-avg-checked=avg-ok-3F6A4B9B          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  1111 S. St. Louis Ave.  Tulsa, OK 74120  (918) 619-4712   
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>[mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of
>McGlathery, Michael
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PC-BH-Integration] networking       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             From:
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>[mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Lori Partee
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:06 AM
> To: pc-bh-integration at lists101.his.com
> Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] networking           Greetings,              
>      What were they when you started vs. now?        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
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Judith Boardman, MSNCS, Ph.D. 
Vice President for Quality Management
Health and Education Services, Inc.
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