Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services CMBHS

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Clinical Management for Behavioral Health
Services (CMBHS)
Overview and Purpose
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Logistics

• Agenda
• QA Forms
• Lunch
• 1200 p.m. 130 p.m.

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Meeting Purpose

• Present a high-level introduction to the DSHS
  Clinical Management for Behavioral Health
  Services project
• Request your participation in CMBHS
• Answer questions regarding approach and
  strategies for the project

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Project Leaders

• Executive Sponsor Joe Vesowate
• Technology Sponsor Tom Thornton
• Project Director Stew Urbach
• Project Manager Bill Senters
• Resource Managers Tom Best, Mike Maples, Phyllis
  Polito, and Willette Stevenson-Leach
• Technical Architect Debabrata Mitra

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Business Vision

• Integrated clinical management tool for Substance
  Abuse and Mental Health service providers
• Capture demographic, service and clinical data
  for Substance Abuse and Mental Health clients
• Track service utilization and client progress
• Facilitate State and Federal reporting
  requirements

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Background

• Multiple technology systems
• CARE (Client Assignment and Registration System
  for Mental Health)
• WebCARE (web version of CARE)
• BHIPS (Behavioral Health Integrated Provider
  System for Substance Abuse)
• The Translator (for Medicaid payments)

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Benefits/Influencing Factors

• Integrate the Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  services functionality
• Provide a more complete and accurate treatment
  history
• Compile integrated client data for a more
  comprehensive view

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Benefits/Influencing Factors

• Eliminate inefficiencies by combining information
  systems
• Comply with state and federal mandates to
  integrate processes and procedures for the new
  public health model

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Goals

• Integrate the behavioral health services delivery
  system
• Support Clinicians working together for the
  benefit of the consumer
• Enhance the continuum of care for people served

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Goals

• Support the use of the system by providers
  serving any consumers, regardless of payer
• Promote accountability
• Maintain/develop a reliable payment system

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Next

• Bill Senters
• Project Manager
• Technical Strategy