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Behavioral Health:

Consider These Codes for Behavioral Health, Collaborative Care

Published on Tue Sep 25, 2018

Clinical responsibilities key to successful integration. The introduction of three new behavioral health CPT® codes at the beginning of 2018 marked the continuation of a growing movement to integrate behavioral health (BHI) into healthcare. The American Medical Association (AMA) added them specifically to address the call for “quality healthcare that includes coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services” that [...]
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