The National Council for Mental Wellbeing, CCBHC- E National Training and Technical Assistance Center, in collaboration with Third Horizon, released “Screening and Monitoring for Primary Care as a CCBHC” – a resource for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), including Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) CCBHC Expansion grantees, to use in implementing high-quality outpatient primary care screening and monitoring services. The resource:
- Describes why primary care screening and monitoring are critical components of CCBHCs.
- Highlights the specific requirements of CCBHC Criterion 4G: Outpatient Clinic Primary Care Screening and Monitoring, and the relevant required quality measures.
- Identifies best practices and assists grantees in determining appropriate staffing, workflows and data- collection processes to fully implement Criterion 4G.
- Provides case studies highlighting CCBHCs nationwide that have successfully implemented primary care screening and monitoring using various approaches. Some have more fully integrated primary care services that exceed what is required.
Mindy Klowden, Managing Director for Behavioral Health, authored the resource; Elveena Fareedi supported the case study interviews.