Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series

NYC REACH is hosting a series of webinars to demonstrate how providers and practice staff can integrate behavioral health (BH) clinicians into primary care (PC) settings. Registration is open to all NYC REACH members and encouraged for Mental Health Service Corps participants.

These webinars will address a variety of topics and will include presentations by faculty experts. Read below to determine which webinars best fit your practice needs!

Financial Sustainability Options for Having a BH Clinician in a Primary Care Practice
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 9:00 AM— 10:00 AM
This webinar will introduce Primary Care Practitioners (PCPs) to different options for financially sustaining a BH Clinician in a medical practice. This webinar will cover options for both pediatric and adult practices. For PCPs who wish to have a BH Clinician in their clinic, this webinar will help providers understand which option best fits their unique practice needs.

Social Work 101
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 9:00 AM— 10:00 AM
This webinar will provide PCPs with the information they need to make decisions about hiring or retaining a social worker. Presenters will explain the difference between Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and their different roles in billing models such as direct billing and collaborative care billing. The webinar will cover practical issues such as credentialing with insurance plans and applying for a National Provider Identifier (NPI). For practices with an LMSW, presenters will also review supervision and the path to licensure as an LCSW will be reviewed.

Behavioral Health Billing for Internal Medicine or Family Practices with a BH Clinician On Site
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 9:00 AM— 10:00 AM
This webinar will cover BH billing, coding and documenting for a BH Clinician in an internal medicine or family practice setting. Presenters will focus on billing for BH treatment of adults. This includes billing for collaborative care, chronic care management, and transitional care management; direct billing for psychotherapy, and billing for BH screening.

Behavioral Health Billing for Pediatric/Adolescent Practices or Family Practices with a BH Clinician On Site
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 9:00 AM— 10:00 AM
This webinar will cover on BH billing, coding, and documenting for a BH Clinician in a pediatric or family practice setting. Presenters will focus on billing for BH treatment of children and adolescents. This includes billing for collaborative care (in patients age 11 and older), direct billing for psychotherapy, and billing for BH screening.

Project TEACH Introduction
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
This webinar will introduce pediatric primary care providers to Project TEACH, a program funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. Project TEACH strengthens and supports the ability of New York State PCPs to deliver care to children and families who experience mild-to-moderate mental health concerns, including training, telephone consultations with child and adolescent psychiatrists, and linkages and referrals to community mental health and support services at no cost.
Project TEACH has requested to collect contact information from those who attend this webinar. Please email pcipcomms@health.nyc.gov if you would like to opt-out of sharing the contact information you registered with.

Please note: there are no prerequisites for attendance to any webinar.

For more information please contact us at:
PCIPComms@health.nyc.gov or (347) 396-4888.