SBIRT Trainings

Wednesday, August 17th at 8:30am -5:00pm: SBIRT Training of the Trainer (TOT): Ways to incorporate and teach others about the SBIRT practice within your own organization. After attending, you’ll be given information, materials and other tools to teach SBIRT to your internal network.
Wednesday, August 24th at 2:30-4:30pm: SBIRT Implementation training: Introduction to SBIRT with an overview of the practice, opportunities to practice and be connected to resources to support SBIRT as a standard of care.
Location for Trainings:  Peer Assistance Services, Inc. Training Center (2170 S Parker Rd Ste 229, Denver, CO 80231).

Learn more and register for in-person and online trainings here: http://improvinghealthcolorado.org/training/

SBIRT Trainings

"Trainings are held at the PAS Training Center or you can host the training at your site. Routinely asking patients about substance use is a quick, easy way to identify and intervene with patients whose substance use puts them at risk for health issues.
Multiple dates March-June 2016"
Cost: Free
Click here for more information and to register.
Click here for trainings at your site.
[Source: CCHN]

UPDATE: Medicaid and Medicare Coding Available for Integrated Care

"As part of completing the Colorado (Promoting Integrated Care Sustainability (PICS) project recommendations, Medicaid and Medicare coding worksheets have been completed to assist in billing for integrated primary and behavioral care services.

A webinar and slides explaining the coding worksheets and their use can be found online. Scroll down to the billing/coding presentation called "Billing for Integrated Care Services — CO PICS" to access..."

Click the following links to access the documents:

• Medicaid Codes Available for Integrated Care 
• Medicare Codes Available for Integrated Care
• Medicare SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment) document 

For more information, contact Marilyn S. Gaipa with Care Solutions, LLC.