Name
CoCM 2.0: Scale and Sustainability of a Pediatric Integrated Collaborative Care Model Within a Pediatric Medical Home
Description

Discover how one independent pediatric practice is successfully scaling its Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) program beyond initial implementation to achieve true sustainability and reach more children in need. This practical session will share real-world strategies for expanding integrated behavioral health services across multiple locations while building and retaining a skilled team of behavioral health care managers. Learn evidence-based solutions to the most pressing challenges facing CoCM programs: achieving financial viability, developing robust staff training pipelines, reducing turnover, and keeping collaborative care top-of-mind for busy pediatric primary care providers. Attendees will leave with actionable implementation strategies and tools to grow their own integrated behavioral health programs within the pediatric medical home model.

Speakers
Yun Boylston, MD
MoRhonda Foxx, CMA
Kechia Harper, LCSW
Dionne Malone, LCSW
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Financing and Operational Sustainability, Pediatrics
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify at least three evidence-based strategies to improve financial sustainability of CoCM programs, including optimizing billing workflows and reimbursement structures across multiple payers.
Objective 2
Describe a systematic approach to recruiting, training, and retaining behavioral health care managers that reduces turnover and maintains program fidelity during expansion.
Objective 3
Implement at least two provider engagement strategies that increase primary care clinician referrals and participation in collaborative care workflows.
Content Reference 1

LePoire E, Joseph M, Heald A, et al. Barriers and Facilitators to Collaborative Care Implementation Within the New York State Collaborative Care Medicaid Program. BMC Health Services Research. 2024.

Content Reference 2

Reist C, Petiwala I, Latimer J, et al. Collaborative Mental Health Care: A Narrative Review. Medicine. 2022.

Content Reference 3

Basu S, Landon BE, Williams JW, et al. Behavioral Health Integration Into Primary Care: A Microsimulation of Financial Implications for Practices. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2017.

Content Reference 4

Moise N, Shah RN, Essock S, et al. Sustainability of Collaborative Care Management for Depression in Primary Care Settings With Academic Affiliations Across New York State. Implementation Science : IS. 2018.

Content Reference 5

5. Au M, Kehn M, Ireys H, Blyler C, Brown J. Care Coordinators in Integrated Care: Burnout Risk, Perceived Supports, and Job Satisfaction. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2018. 6. Kordon A, Carroll AJ, Fu E, et al. Multilevel Perspectives on the Implementation of the Collaborative Care Model for Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care. BMC Psychiatry. 2024. 7. Holmes A, Chang YP. Effect of Mental Health Collaborative Care Models on Primary Care Provider Outcomes: An Integrative Review. Family Practice. 2022.