Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) connects behavioral and medical health providers together to collaborate with patients to address the crossing of behavioral and medical conditions that affect health and well-being. BHI aims to create one setting to address health concerns.
Acquire consent from patient to provide BHI services (Verbal and written(Annually)
Assign systematic validated clinical Rating Scales for monitoring
Coordinate with other Care Memebers and billing for BHI services
Create an BHI work-flow, establish documentation, and BHI billing procedure
Train qualified clinical staff to help remotely monitor patients' vitals.
Acquire consent from patient to be monitor under Behavioral Heath Integration
Educate patients on services and get care members involved in the program.
Patient sync and health data remotely monitor by physician/clinical staff.
Submit eligible patients for billing and get reimburse for monthly monitoring.
Clinical Staff
Prior beneficiary consent is required for all of the BHI codes, recognizing
that any applicable rules continue to apply regarding privacy. The consent
will include permission to consult with relevant specialists, including a psychiatric consultant, and inform the beneficiary that cost sharing will apply to
in-person and non-face-to-face services
provided. Consent may be verbal (written consent is not required)
No, new consent is only required if the patient changes billing practitioners, in which case a new consent must be obtained and documented by the new billing practitioner prior to furnishing the service.
There are many conditions covered under the BHI umbrella. Eligible conditions include any mental, behavioral health, or psychiatric condition, including substance use and other disorders.
A beneficiary is eligible for Behavioral Health Integration Services (BHI) if he/she is being treated by the billing healthcare provider for any mental, behavioral health, or psychiatric diagnosis that the billing healthcare