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CalAIM: What Providers Need to Know About California’s Innovative Approach to Balancing Documentation and Access to Care

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The California Advancing and​ Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative is ‘AIMing’ to, among other things, make it easier for Californians to access Behavioral Health and Human Services, better coordinate those services with physical healthcare, and rationalize the delivery and reimbursement of services. A number of CalAIM initiatives will have significant impact on the state’s Behavioral Health … Read more

Best Practices on Meeting CCBHC Quality Measure Requirements | Streamline Healthcare

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Best Practices for Meeting CCBHC Clinical Quality Measure Requirements The momentum for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) got another boost this year when Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Five years into the launch of the first CCBHCs, organizations are becoming more adept at navigating the CCBHC requirements, but challenges remain, including meeting … Read more

Surviving and Thriving in the Current Behavioral Health Environment

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Providers Share Their Insights, from Staffing Shortages to Increased Funding for Mental Health Services Behavioral Health and Human Services providers are emerging from the worst of the COVID pandemic crisis into a period of daunting challenges but also significant opportunities. Three veteran behavioral health leaders recently shared insights into how their organizations are responding during … Read more

Forged in Fire: How Lessons Learned in the Pandemic are Impacting Behavioral Health Providers

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The COVID-19 Pandemic hit Behavioral Health and Human Services organizations with a perfect storm of sharply rising need for their services combined with constraints on providing those services due to the labor shortage and other factors. Responding to these challenges was a baptism of fire; last year Streamline and OPEN MINDS sponsored a webinar where … Read more

The State of Whole Person Care 2022: Great Promise, Significant Challenges Part 2

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The State of Whole Person Care 2022: Great Promise, Significant Challenges Part 2 A growing body of evidence is confirming the value of Whole Person Care (WPC), and everyone from the federal government to states to the nation’s largest insurers is backing the concept. As more organizations attempt to implement it, however, the challenges are … Read more

The State of Whole Person Care 2022: Great Promise, Significant Challenges Part 1

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A growing body of evidence is confirming the value of Whole Person Care (WPC), and everyone from the federal government to states to the nation’s largest insurers is backing the concept. As more organizations attempt to implement it, however, the challenges are becoming clear. What can behavioral health providers do to overcome these obstacles so … Read more

The Evolution of EHRs

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Can EHRs Evolve from Work Horses to Thoroughbreds? Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are the workhorses of Behavioral Health and Human Services provider organizations, yet they are often viewed by users as necessary evils. The best of the new EHRs, however, have the potential to help providers transform their organizations and the care they provide. … Read more

CCBHCs in 2022: Growth and Growing Pains

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Opportunities and Challenges for CCBHCs CCBHC Grant Funding Increase Announcement In March 2022, the US government announced a significant increase in grant funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), organizations designed to provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals.  The CCBHC demonstration program launched in 2017 … Read more

Media, Government, Non-Profits Highlight Mental Health Awareness Month 2022

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Mental Health Issues Rising Significantly Among Young Adults As part of 2022’s May Mental Health Awareness Month, organizations from MTV to the US government are sponsoring initiatives to promote awareness, education, and action related to mental health. For the second year, MTV is sponsoring Mental Health Action Day on May 19 as part of its … Read more

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month | Streamline Healthcare

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Worlds Imagined: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month This week concludes Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and their partners work together to create a social media campaign that “highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.” The … Read more