CoCM

Collaborative Care (CoCM) shown to achieve comparable or better depression outcomes in rural clinics that treat low-income patients.  Introduction The gap between depression treatment needs and the available mental health workforce is particularly large in rural areas. Collaborative Care (CoCM) is an evidence-based approach that leverages limited mental health specialists for maximum population effect.

Ensuring that a patient understands the Collaborative Care (CoCM) program before agreeing to participate is a crucial task for primary care providers. This resource provides general guidance on obtaining verbal consent from patients to participate in CoCM. Please note that these are general tips and that specific consent requirements may vary by state and patient insurance. 

This article presents ways to address the challenges of implementing collaborative care in low- and middle-income countries using experiences from three large-scale implementations in India and Nepal.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a fact sheet detailing the four G codes that can be used to bill for behavioral health integration (BHI) and collaborative care management (CoCM) services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) answers frequently asked questions about billing Medicare for behavioral health integration (BHI) services using the four CMS BHI codes.

This handout shows the differences between the two types of care given in the IMPACT trial, usual care and collaborative care.