With heart disease still the leading cause of death in the District of Columbia, February’s American Heart Month and Black History Month are timely reminders of the need to improve cardiovascular health and related disparities in risk factors, treatment, and outcomes....
DHCF Unveils Reimbursement Rates for New Behavioral Health Integration Services Last December, the DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) announced reimbursement rates for two new services that integrate behavioral health care with physical health care:...
Period Covered: August 14, 2022 – August 13, 2023 Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities No-cost training and technical assistance for whole-person care Integrated whole-person care improves quality and outcomes and increases provider and beneficiary satisfaction....
Research underscores the positive impact of integrated primary care and behavioral health delivered by interprofessional teams of medical and mental health professionals. Studies also suggest that integrating health and human services to address health-related social...
Integrating Social Services with Primary and Behavioral Health Care Research underscores the positive impact of integrated primary care and behavioral health delivered by interprofessional teams of medical and mental health professionals. Studies also suggest that...
Practice leaders face more decisions than ever as the District of Columbia works to build an integrated health system that delivers whole person care. This learning series is designed to help organizational decision makers better manage change within a dynamic health system. Part 1 will introduce ways that leadership can transform ingrained policies and practices using new information, data points, and approaches to improve care access and outcomes. The session will also preview exciting next steps for the learning series moving into 2024.
Measuring the cost of providing services is critical for making informed business decisions. With the updated District of Columbia Medicaid Fee Schedule moving reimbursement of procedure codes for key behavioral health services from a per-occurrence basis to codes allowing reimbursement based on the amount of time spent providing these services, health care leadership must understand the costs that directly and indirectly support service delivery. This learning session will provide key decision makers, financial analysts, and practice management staff with an understanding of how to determine cost of care and how to compare cost of care with reimbursement rates to inform decision making.
