The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just released a final rule that, as previously signaled, changes the ICD-10 compliance date for providers, health plans and clearinghouses to Oct. 1, 2015 (a one-year delay from the originally anticipated Oct. 1, 2014, and the earliest permitted under the latest enacted “doc fix”). The rule…

Time to Implement! The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) has announced that they have completed the final requirements to begin enrolling eligible clients into the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC): Medicare-Medicaid Program. The program will integrate and coordinate physical, behavioral and social health needs for over 50,000 full-benefit Medicare-Medicaid clients. The first group of clients…

CBHC and its members are proud to be part of Creating Community Solutions throughout Colorado, where Mental Health First Aid is emerging as a high priority for many communities. It’s an honor to be the adopted mother of two young adults. Life with them has been extraordinary, but I often tell people we live in…

CBHC is happy to welcome  Coral Cosway as the new Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Coral is experienced as a senior leader in health care membership associations, having led government affairs and advocacy for the National Stroke Association and the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians. As the Director of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians’…

Peter Webb PR, Inc was awarded $924,840 from OBH on June 24 to provide specialized public relations/communications/creative services, media buying, and data driven research and evaluation to facilitate a social marketing campaign that will promote substance use prevention and treatment throughout the state. This vendor will collaborate with subject matter experts, established workgroups of the…

By Yesenia RoblesThe Denver Post Colorado’s plans to revamp the response to the mental health crisis can move forward after months of delay, during which the state awarded, revoked and fought in courts over the multimillion-dollar contracts. A judge on Tuesday signed an order lifting a preliminary injunction that stopped the state from proceeding with a second…

Individuals interested in Health Information Technology (HIT) now have an opportunity to further their education either at PCC or through online learning while receiving scholarship funds thanks to cooperation among four organizations.  Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center (SECAHEC), Valley Citizen’s Foundation for Health Care (dba Rio Grande Hospital), Pueblo Community College (PCC) and Data…

By Steven Ross Johnson  Posted: April 26, 2014 – 12:01 am ET On April 1, the Mercy Care Plan, under contract with the state of Arizona, started coordinating medical treatment with behavioral care and substance-abuse services for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Phoenix area who suffer from serious mental illness. Under the new program, which is part of a…

CBHC congratulates Dr. Dellena Aguilar and Servicios de la Raza upon receiving recognition for outstanding community service to underrepresented populations from the Counseling Psychology Program at the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver!  

April 8, 2014  |  Source: CIVHC  |  Author: Stephanie Spriggs   Between 177,000 and 273,000 children in Colorado are estimated to have a mental health disorder. These numbers translate to between thirteen and twenty percent of the younger population and within that segment, over 80,000 of those affected could have a serious emotional concern. There is a national shortage…