Integrate behavioral health services, gain dollars: 5 tips for success

Why This Topic Matters

Behavioral health integration can expand access to care while creating new billing opportunities, but it also requires correct reporting and coordination between related service types. The article is useful for practices evaluating whether to add these services and for billing staff who need to understand the current CMS framework.

Article Sections

1. Background on behavioral health integration

   Introduces the CMS-driven growth of behavioral health integration and the broader context for its adoption in medical practices.

2. Collaborative care and general behavioral health care management

   Reviews the main BHI service categories discussed in the article and the practical differences in how practices approach them.

3. 5 reporting tips for BHI services

   Outlines general reporting considerations for behavioral health integration services, including patient eligibility, initiating visits, coordination with other care management services, staffing, and timing of claims.

4. Resources

   Lists CMS resource documents related to behavioral health integration.