SAVES THE DATES
This new series is a collaborative effort between NWRPA and OPCA. Registration links coming soon!
Session 1: Building a Profitable and Sustainable Integrated Behavioral Health Program
Audience: Executive and Director-Level Leaders (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho)
Description: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is no longer optional—it’s the expected standard of care across the Northwest. Yet each state brings its own credentialing, reimbursement, and contracting complexities that can make or break financial success. This session equips leadership teams to design IBH programs that are both clinically effective and fiscally sound.
Learning Objectives:
- Envision the ideal workforce structure to maximize billable encounters under state-specific rules.
- Understand key resources to assist with creating structure to match the right patients with the right providers.
- Create strategy for team education and engagement to navigate complex scenarios.
- Explore the building blocks of a state-appropriate dashboard of metrics to measure outcomes and profitability.
Session 2: Integrated Behavioral Health Documentation and Billing: Getting It Right
April 29th, 2026, 12-1:30pm PT.
Audience: Billers, Coders, and Revenue Cycle Professionals (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho)
Description: Accurate billing for Integrated Behavioral Health encounters depends on strong documentation, correct code pairing, and familiarity with state-specific payer rules. This session provides practical tools and real-world insight for billers and coders who support IBH programs across Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply documentation standards that ensure progress notes meet clinical and payer expectations for time-based and collaborative care codes.
- Recognize the impact of ICD-10-CM and CPT alignment within the IBH framework, citing payer-specific requirements.
- Identify resources within your state for billing strategy.
- Build reimbursement success through denial prevention with provider documentation reviews and meaningful feedback.
