Behavioral Health Reverse Integration for Care Management Agencies within Tailored Care Management

Available through Jul 1, 2026 Open Mental Health

Behavioral Health Reverse Integration for Care Management Agencies within Tailored Care Management

Description

Register now for this online, self-guided course!


July 1st, 2021 marked the start of NC Medicaid Transformation with the transition to Standard Care Plans. NC DHHS has begun the process of preparing for Tailored Care Management (TCM) to begin on December 1st, 2022. To prepare for this, DHHS has developed partnerships with North Carolina Area Health Education Center (NC AHEC) to provide practice support, technical assistance, and continuing professional development to help Tailored Care Management providers who have applied and passed the desk review in the transition to Tailored Care Management. The TCM Continuing Professional Development programs are designed to assist TCM candidates with evidenced-based practices in all treatment settings for the successful implementation of TCM.


This course is part of the online Tailored Care Management courses of recorded content. Please note, only Contact Hours and CEUs are available for the online courses.
For other credit options, please see the Live Webinar series here.



The integration of behavioral healthcare into primary care is now widely considered an effective strategy for improving outcomes for patients with physical and behavioral health conditions. Reverse integration of primary care into behavioral healthcare is another form of integration that produces an improved quality of care and improved patient outcomes.


This workshop will begin with an overview of the reverse integration process and how to implement this new model of care. Secondly, we will focus on comprehensive, evidence-based primary care patient intake; this section will include best practices for measuring vital signs, exam room setup considerations, and point-of-care laboratory testing for behavioral health practitioners considering integrating primary care services - all of these topics are covered through a patient-centered lens. In the third segment of this workshop, we will review key concepts and strategies for building and optimizing integrated health care programs with sustainability as the goal.


Approximate time to complete the course: 3.5 hours
Learner content includes: A video and corresponding course handout
Participants have unlimited time to complete this course and access course materials.

By registering for this course, you are granting permission for your contact information and course completion information to be shared with DHHS-DHB and participating NC BH/IDD Tailored Plans for this continuing education activity.


Provided by


MAHEC


A program of


NC AHEC


Content Provided by


DHHSHB


DHHSHB

An approved program of


DHHSHB




By registering for this program,
participants understand that their contact information may be shared with NC DHHS.

Target Audience

Administrators and supervisors from advanced medical home+ (AMH+) and care management agencies (CMA) candidates who have applied and passed the desk review for Tailored Care Management, including physicians, nurses and various behavioral health substance use professionals

Objectives

As part of the TCM Continuing Professional Development series, participants will learn how to:

  • Identify physical health needs in behavioral health care
  • Describe integrated behavioral health approaches to care
  • Compare patient intake data necessary for behavioral health intake with that needed for primary care visits
  • Choose appropriate language and setting (through a lens of health equity) to elicit information from patients to complete a primary care visit intake
  • Identify functionality necessary to have within your selected electronic health record to accommodate integration of behavioral health and primary care patient needs
  • Describe basic exam room setup and supplies, point of care labs and other services used in primary care
  • Appraise and identify tools for effective financial planning and billing in integrated care
  • Identify specific simple formulas to design cost savings and direct revenue return on investment calculations
  • Describe how return on investment calculations provide a financial metric of profitability comparison for making sound financial decisions

Faculty

  • Christina M. Clarke, DBH, MS, HS-BCP
  • Lesley Manson, PsyD
  • Leslie D. McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN
  • Ryan D. Wilkins, BS

Sessions

Behavioral Health Reverse Integration for Care Management Agencies within Tailored Care Management

7/1 8:00 PM–8:00 PM

Credits

.400 CEU

The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.40 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

3.500 Contact Hours

MAHEC designates this online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 3.50 Contact Hours.

Fees

$1000.00 This course is not intended for sale. It is only for certified AMH+/CMA TCM providers who have passed readiness review with NCQA. Sharing the discount code or TCM Web Portal with an unapproved agency can result in either agency being billed the stated amount for this course. By registering for this program, participants understand that their contact information may be shared with NC DHHS and the NC BH/IDD Tailored Plans (LME/MCOs). By checking the fee box, I agree to the above.
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