Name
360° on Pediatric CoCM: Solving Real-World Integration Puzzles Across 25+ Practices
Description

Move beyond the “why” of pediatric Collaborative Care and into the operational “how.” Drawing on implementation experience across more than 25 diverse pediatric practices, this multidisciplinary panel addresses common real-world challenges in scaling pediatric CoCM. Topics include caregiver dynamics, school collaboration, hybrid care design, pediatric measurement-based care, and billing optimization. The session concludes with an interactive Case-Solving Lab where attendees bring persistent implementation barriers for real-time troubleshooting.

Speakers
Jill Donelan, PsyD
Mallory Tominich, LMSW
Natalie Lemanski, LMSW
Sara Harmon, MD
Karen Mandel, LMSW
Jian Joyner, LSW
Co-Authors
Cody Hostutler, PhD, Clinical Director, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio
Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW, Co-Founder, Concert Health, Moore, SC
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Pediatrics, Team-based care
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Differentiate operational and clinical workflows between adult and pediatric Collaborative Care.
Objective 2
Formulate treatment-to-target clinical decisions using pediatric-specific measurement-based care tools within a patient registry.
Objective 3
Apply practical strategies to address complex caregiver, school, and reimbursement barriers in pediatric CoCM programs.
Content Reference 1

Moore, C., Adams, S., Beatty, M., Dharmaraj, B., Desai, A. D., Bartlett, L., Culbert, E., Cohen, E., Stinson, J. N., & Orkin, J. (2024). Caregiver and Care Team Perceptions of Online Collaborative Care Planning for CMC. Pediatrics, 154(3), e2024065884. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-065884

Content Reference 2

Parkhurst JT, Garcia-Goetting C, Peist E, Ballard R, Romba C and Lavigne JV (2023) Pediatric collaborative care outcomes in a regional model. Front. Psychiatry 14:1252505. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1252505

Content Reference 3

Chang, D., Morrison, D. J., Bowen, D. J., Harris, H. M., Dusic, E. J., Velasquez, M. B., & Ratzliff, A. D. H. (2023). Making It to Sustainability: Evaluating Billing Strategies for Collaborative Care. Psychiatric Services, 74(11), 1192-1195.

Content Reference 4

Whitmyre, E. D., Esposito-Smythers, C., López, R., Jr, Goldberg, D. G., Liu, F., & Defayette, A. B. (2024). Implementation of Measurement-Based Care in Mental Health Service Settings for Youth: A Systematic Review. Clinical child and family psychology review, 27(4), 909–942. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-024-00498-z

Content Reference 5

Connors, E. H. & Hoover, S. (2025). Advancing measurement-based care in school mental health (Publication No. PEP24-01-030). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.