To ensure all Coloradans have every opportunity to be fully vaccinated, the Colorado Joint Vaccine Task Force is joining the CDC in new guidance that advises that providers should not miss any opportunity to vaccinate every eligible person who requests a COVID-19 vaccination. Click here for more information.

Colorado has opened vaccine eligibility to the general public age 12 and over Your patients trust information coming from you, even those who are hesitant to get vaccinated. Find more information on how to answer patients’ questions at covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine-faq. 

The Department needs your help ensuring your Health First Colorado patients and CHP+ patients get vaccinated. Do your part by letting them know when you have the vaccine available for them, or where they can get it if you don’t offer it. Let them know that the cost is entirely covered; they won’t be charged co-pays or for the office visit. Reassure them that it’s safe to come to your office and that there is transportation available if they need it. 

If a member requires additional support to get the vaccine, please contact the assigned Regional Accountability Entity (RAE) or Managed Care Organization (MCO). Please also encourage your staff to get their vaccines, and refer them to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for information on vaccine safety. You can get more information on which phase your staff should be vaccinated in and where at covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine.  

Now that Colorado's vaccine supply is becoming readily available, more and more primary care physicians are beginning to administer vaccinations to their patient population. CDPHE created a communication toolkit for primary care doctors who can help encourage their patients to get vaccinated. 

Even though most of the things we need to be mentally healthy are universal — like safe housing, supportive relationships and good health care — a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health care just isn’t enough. We know that people from ethnic and cultural communities are, in general, less likely to receive necessary mental health services and those who are in treatment often receive poorer-quality care. Those who do seek help also may have difficulty obtaining mental health care from professionals who speak their language and/or understand and respect their cultural values. What can you do to promote better mental health in diverse communities?

A Medicaid member who needs transportation through IntelliRide to get to their appointment with you will not be approved for the transportation if the servicing address is not listed with the state. The Find a Doctor tool is the same tool that IntelliRide reservationists use to confirm that a destination is a covered place of service. Please take a moment to ensure your service locations match with the state’s database so members can get to their appointments with you. Should you need to make updates, visit the Provider Enrollment webpage and contact the Provider Services Call Center listed on the enrollment page if you need assistance.

ProviderConnect is Beacon's provider portal. It makes routine tasks such as updating demographic information, processing claims, obtaining claims information, and verifying eligibility status easy and convenient. Below are resources to assist you in using ProviderConnect.

When the covid-19 pandemic forced behavioral health providers to stop seeing patients in person and instead hold therapy sessions remotely, the switch produced an unintended, positive consequence: Fewer patients skipped appointments. Click here for the entire story.

RAE ROUNDTABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH---2nd Fri of every month at 11am

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NHP RAE ROUNDTABLE PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL PROVIDER--3rd Wed of every month at 12pm

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Or By Telephone: 1- 669-900-6833---Webinar ID: 971 5387 1547---Passcode: 869908

Visit the NHP website for details on previous calls.

Hosted by Beacon, this live training provides an overview of timely billing and claims information and how to bill Beacon using ProviderConnect or eServices along with reviewing best practices and avoiding claim denials.

Hosted by Beacon, this is an overview of how to view and access Beacon’s Medical Necessity Criteria via InterQual.  

Hosted by Peak View Behavioral Health and presented by Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, EdD, PMHNP;

Dr. Bundukamara will address the current issues of non-standardization in mental health care. She will discuss behavioral cognitive therapy as a scientifically valid approach and how it can be used as a solution to non-standardization. She will also discuss a unique cognitive behavioral formula known as Choice Mapping that may be used as a tool for therapy.

Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) for the first in a six part series as they give an overview of aging and mental health in the country today. . Learn about current trends, commonly occurring geriatric mental health conditions, the diagnosis and treatment of depression and mild cognitive impairments and making medical decisions when caring for an older adult.

Hosted by Summit BHC and presented by Cindy Branch, LCSW, CP, PAT

This is an engaging workshop for clinicians to gain knowledge about psychodrama, a group method of psychotherapy utilizing action methods.

A new study shows that one in three people infected with COVID-19 is also diagnosed with a mental health or neurological condition, including anxiety, mood disorder, substance use disorders, and insomnia. It has also become increasingly apparent that the pandemic has had serious implications on the mental health of the general population at large, brought on by isolation, fear, anxiety, and fatigue. Click here for more information and to view the webinar.

The frequency of misdiagnosis in healthcare is surprisingly high, particularly when complex conditions are involved. Studies have shown that among patients with significant illness, 21% of diagnoses were incorrect and 66% required modification. Click here for more information and to view the webinar.