Name
Private-Public Partnership in Implementing Collaborative Care across a State Network
Description

This session will describe a private-public partnership between the largest health insurance in the state and an academic medical center to implement Collaborative Care (CoCM) across a state network. Topics will include approaching widespread implementation, incentives provided by the insurance plan for implementation, and optimizing fidelity to the model.

Speakers
Sarah Bernes LMSW, MPH, MBA, Lead Clinical Training and Implementation Specialist, PRISM, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor,
William Beecroft MD, DLFAPA, Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,
Debbra Snyder-Sclater MS, LLP, CAADC, CC, Project Manager, PRISM, Michigan Medicine,
Sarah Bernes
Co-Authors
Molly Crump Achard, LMSW, Training and Implementation Specialist, PRISM, Michigan Medicine Ann Arbor, MI
Karen Gall, LMSW, ACTRP, CTRS-E, Training and Implementation Specialist, PRISM, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Sarah Bernes, MPH, LMSW, MBA, Lead Clinical Training and Implementation Specialist, PRISM, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Population and public health, Quality improvement programs
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), Medicine
Objective 1
Describe the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).
Objective 2
Summarize the evidence supporting the cost-effectiveness of CoCM in addressing mental health issues in primary care.
Objective 3
Identify the opportunities and challenges in establishing a partnership with a major health care insurance plan and implementing CoCM through its existing network.
Content Reference 1

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;24(1):519. Published 2024 Jul 22. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05930-w

Content Reference 2

Carlo AD, Drake L, Ratzliff ADH, Chang D, Unützer J. Sustaining the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM): Billing Newly Available CoCM CPT Codes in an Academic Primary Care System. Psychiatr Serv. 2020;71(9):972-974. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201900581

Content Reference 3

Chang D, Morrison DJ, Bowen DJ, et al. Making It to Sustainability: Evaluating Billing Strategies for Collaborative Care. Psychiatr Serv. 2023;74(11):1192-1195. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20220596

Content Reference 4

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 Serv Res. 2024;24(1):505. Published 2024 Apr 24. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-10909-0

Content Reference 5

Carlo AD, McNutt C, Talebi H. Extending the Clinical Impact of Behavioral Health Prescribing Clinicians Using the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). J Gen Intern Med. 2024;39(8):1525-1527. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08649-2