BHN Fall 2019 Issue

• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health integration, care coordination, healthcare systems, integrated care models, multidisciplinary teams, primary care collaboration, service delivery models, whole-person care
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"Examining Models of Integrated Care"   Articles in This...

Enhanced CRPA and CHW Training and Workforce Transformation

• By: Victoria Njoku-Anokam, MPH William D. Myhre, MPA Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS)
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health integration, community health workers, Medicaid services, peer support workforce, recovery peer advocates, social determinants of health, substance use disorder recovery, workforce development
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The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) and Community Health Worker (CHW) are two emerging workforce roles in health care. A CRPA is a person who uses lived experience with substance use disorder (SUD) and who have been certified to provide peer support services including non-clinical coaching,...

Two New York Behavioral Health IPAs Merge

• By: Aley Weidman Health Management Associates
• October 1st, 2018
• behavioral health integration, care coordination, healthcare mergers, Medicaid services, mental health services, provider collaboration, substance use services, value-based payment
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Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) and Comprehensive Care Network of the Hudson Valley (CCN), two Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) serving individuals in the lower Hudson River valley, are merging. Both organizations are recipients of state Value Based Payment (VBP) Readiness...

Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• January 1st, 2018
• behavioral health integration, co-occurring disorders, evidence-based therapy, integrated treatment, mental health disorders, screening and assessment, substance use disorders, trauma
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For decades, we have talked about substance use and mental health conditions as “co-occurring.” We have incorporated it into our language, for example, saying that a person “needs a co-occurring program.” Sometimes the term takes on a life of its own, prompting providers to view treatment...

Beacon’s Unique Staffing to Facilitate System Reform in New York State

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Beacon Health Options
• April 1st, 2017
• behavioral health integration, care coordination, community-based services, health homes, health system transformation, Medicaid managed care, provider performance improvement, value-based payment
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Since 1997, Beacon been a valued partner and thought leader for managed care plans, local and state agencies, and provider and consumer stakeholder groups in New York State, enabling Beacon to execute programming that achieves the intended goals of New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team. Our...

CCBHC as a Roadmap for Behavioral Health Leadership and Participation within Accountable Delivery Systems

• By: Heidi Arthur, LMSW Kristan McIntosh, LMSW Health Management Associates
• April 1st, 2017
• accountable care organizations, behavioral health integration, care coordination, integrated delivery systems, Medicaid, payment reform, risk sharing, value-based care
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Uncertainty about the future state of publicly-funded health care is widespread following the presidential election. However, the design of accountable delivery systems committed to comprehensive, cost effective care continues to have bipartisan support. Such systems demand a full array of health,...