On April 5, 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Cures Act Final Rule extension went into effect, stating that primary care professionals (PCPs) must continue to provide health care consumers with their personal health […]
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February 2021 First Drop In Telehealth Utilization Since September 2020; Mental Health Accounts For Over Half Of Sessions
Between January and February 2021, the number of telehealth claims per month from commercially insured individuals in the United States fell for the first time since September 2020. During January and February 2021, mental health conditions were the most common […]
Archived Webinar – Culture Clash: Preparing Your Organizational Shift to Integrated Care
Watch This Special Virtual Event From The Integrated Care Online Community & NextGen Healthcare Integrating behavioral health and primary care is more than just adding a service line. Success requires shifts in every aspect of the organization: policies, procedures, physical location, […]
Medicaid In The Next Normal
By Monica E. Oss It’s no surprise that Medicaid enrollment increased significantly in the last year. Medicaid enrollment rose by 8%, from 65.4 million consumers in January 2019 to 70.6 million consumers in September 2020. In Medicaid expansion states, Medicaid […]
People Incorporated In Minnesota To Begin Offering Community-Based Behavioral Support For Jail Inmates
People Incorporated Mental Health Services in Minnesota will begin offering community-based behavioral support services for jail inmates. The organization has started hiring for the Corrections Integrated Support team, which includes licensed mental health professionals, adult rehab mental health services/care coordinators, […]
AmeriHealth Caritas & Howard University To Pilot Addiction Medical Home Alternative Payment Model
On April 23, 2021, AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia announced a new collaboration with the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan to test new value-based payment model called PerformPlus New Beginnings Episode Model for Substance Use Disorders; it is based on […]
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
Founded in 1980, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare (Cascadia) is a non-profit community-based behavioral health and substance use treatment services organization in the state of Oregon. Cascadia offers integrated mental health, addiction, primary care, and housing services in the greater Portland metropolitan […]
Technology For The Next Normal
As we look at the likely changes to the health and human service landscape propelled by the pandemic—integrated care models, value-based reimbursement, hybrid care delivery models, and more—it is apparent that most provider organizations cannot compete (on cost, service, or […]
Build It & They Will Come—How Not To Succeed With Integrated Services
By Monica E. Oss Before, during, and likely after the pandemic, payers and health plans continue to push for integrated approaches to consumer care coordination and service delivery. The push is based on the assumption—now confirmed—that these integrated approaches result in […]
Alphabet Soup of Integrated Care: Understanding FQHC, FQHC Look-Alikes, CCHBC, and PCMH
As executive teams of specialty provider organizations look at how best to stabilize their revenue base and maintain their competitive advantage, adding primary care services is one of the options on the table. The market need is growing as 68% […]