Join the CoCM SIG meeting and stay ahead of national Collaborative Care Model developments! Through an interactive, open-discussion format, learn about the latest billing and coding updates, including anticipated CMS changes for 2026. Learn how Bill HR1 (signed into law July 2025) could impact your work. Explore what’s coming up at the CFHA National Conference and CoCM Policy Summit next month! We’ll spotlight key national initiatives driving progress. Bring your updates, share your insights, and help shape the future of CoCM!

Learn about how RemoteFocus and emmacare are transforming AI gamification technology used for CCM into CoCM applications for patients with complex medical conditions!

Join us for this energizing CoCM SIG session: “Sustaining CoCM Success: Smart Strategies for Referrals, Caseloads, and Team Buy-In.” In just one hour, we’ll tackle key sustainability challenges together including right-sizing caseloads, boosting stakeholder buy-in, securing steady referral flows, and uncovering why workflows succeed (or stall). Come ready to problem-solve, share insights, and connect with our vibrant national CoCM community.

This month, we’re digging into the dollars and sense (yes, sense) of Collaborative Care. Joining us are two powerhouse panelists who know their way around policy, payment, and the real-world push for progress: -Becky Yowell – Director of Reimbursement Policy and Quality at the American Psychiatric Association -Dr. William Beecroft – Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (also fluent in decoding payer logic) They’ll be sharing their insights on financing and advocacy for CoCM—and maybe answering the age-old question: Is it really Collaborative Care if it takes five emails, three efaxes, and a carrier pigeon to get reimbursed? “

Join Gretchen Jacox, MEd, MSW, LCSW for a discussion on CoCM applications for the perinatal population.

Building off from an active Basecamp message board discussion from earlier this year, this month’s CoCM SIG meeting will explore the ins and outs of what goes into decision making for BHCM hiring ratios. What are the important factors to consider? What are the common stuck points? Hear from our community members at various stages of CoCM implementation and bring your thoughts and questions for shared discussion!

Colleagues will share their “Aha” moments and new things learned at the conference. This is an opportunity for all of us in the CoCM Community to also be inspired by the life-changing effects of CoCM and new ideas for the future to take away.

Colleagues will have an opportunity to highlight their CoCM Conference topic, date/time. Let’s hear it as we gear up for the conference. Even if you are not attending the conference, it’s a great way to hear what’s on the horizons and provide input or ask thought provoking questions. We will also hear conference updates (i.e. first ever CoCM SIG Dinner).

Tisha Deen will discuss process’ and lessons learned for implementing CoCM in an Academic Setting. Come and hear the adventures the UAMS team were a part of along the way. Bring your questions and your own tales of adventure as we all embark on Implementation and Sustainability of CoCM.

We are joined by Matt Miclette from Neuroflow for a discussion on vendor perspectives and offerings in relation to CoCM.

Join the CoCM SIG for an outstanding conversation about registries in Collaborative Care, joined by stakeholders and experts in this area who bring a wealth of knowledge and different experiences. Our great line-up of speakers include: – Vijay Selvaraj (speaking about the open-source and free registry Akello) – Suzy Hunter (telling us about the AIMS Center Registry: the AIMS Caseload Tracker) – Ben Hillyard (introducing Mirah, a purpose-build platform to support collaborative care teams). – Ashley Shattuck, LCSW (Primary Care Behavioral Health and Collaborative Care Model within Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, sharing insights on building a registry within an electronic health record) Come and hear about these registries and join the lively discussion about the pros and cons of each and how to choose a registry option for your team. Although the use of a registry is central to the collaborative care model, it is a very useful tool for anyone who wants to have a data-driven and population-focused framework for providing care.

Today we held a panel discussion on Combination Elements and Models of Integrated Care with a focus on how collaborative care may relate to that.

Join Laura Sidari for a presentation on best practices and practical recommendations for effective psychiatric case reviews. This is both an informative and case-based learning opportunity.

We will have a guest speaker from the AIMS center talking about metrics in integrated care.

We were joined by special guest Jesse Fann, MD, MPH who is an expert in integrated care and CoCM in oncology settings.

Drug overdose deaths increased by 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary care teams remain uniquely positioned to help address the Opioid Epidemic in the US, with 290,000 primary care medical providers nationwide. As of January 2023, all medical providers with a DEA controlled substance license may now prescribe buprenorphine, a potentially life saving and FDA-approved medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD.) Many people with OUD also have co-occurring mental health conditions. Using the team-based approach of the Collaborative Care Model, medical providers can integrate behavioral health services into primary care practice, addressing both mental health conditions and OUD in one, coordinated setting.