Practice Compensation. Practices will be eligible to receive Infrastructure payment of $18,000, in two installments, that practices can use to off-set costs associated with on boarding behavioral health clinician, developing coding and billing mechanisms needed for sustainability and costs associated with non-billable time. Eligibility for up to $10,000 in incentive payments based on meeting service delivery requirements and screening rate thresholds; Two years of monthly on-site consultation from a trained Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Facilitator; Quarterly learning collaborative with content experts and best practice sharing from other practices participating in IBH initiative; Data management support in evaluating outcomes and utilization. Practices would select, implement and report on three out of five standardized evidence-based screening measures based on the populations of focus most relevant to the practice site. CTC will provide practices with measurement specifications that practices will apply when reporting screening outcomes. Payment will be prorated based on percentage of targets met. CTC will make incentive payment to the practice at the end of Start-up Year (Year 1) and the end of Performance Year (Year 2). CTC reserves the right to delay/withhold payments if Practice fails to meet any of the practice requirements. Populations of Focus:
Practice Compensation. Each of the 80 participating practices will receive a total of $4000. The first payment ($500) is made upon enrollment of the practice, defined as having both a Letter of Agreement signed and randomization completed. Another $1500 will be paid when the 25 patients have been enrolled and have completed baseline data collection, $1000 upon completion of the 6-month follow-up assessment, and $1000 upon completion of final data collection. In addition, each practice will receive a laptop computer with access to the Patient Activated Learning System and 25 home blood pressure monitors, which are theirs to keep.
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