Resources For Psychiatrists

Mental Health for All (Infographic)
A new skills-based course developed by Luana Marques, PhD who leads the MGH Community Psychiatry Program for Research on Implementation and Dissemination of Evidence Based Treatment (PRIDE) and produced by the MGH Psych Academy.

Town Hall of the Massachusetts Opioid Screening and Awareness Day Sept. 22, 2020

Information Blocking
CPT Code changes in E&M for Jan 2021
AMA Resources
MassHealth
Opening/Closing a Practice
Resource List
Updates

Information Blocking

• Compliance Dates Extended for Information Blocking, Health IT Certification Requirements in 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
• https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/interoperability-and-patient-access-fact-sheet
• Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Rule
• https://www.opennotes.org/
• https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/health-information-technology/interoperability-and-information-blocking
• THE FEDERAL 21st Century CURES ACT AND WHAT IT MEANS TO MASSACHUSETTS’ PSYCHIATRISTS AKA Interoperability and Information Blocking of Medical Records By Sally Reyering, MD, DFAPA and Attorney Jim Hilliard
  
  

CPT Code changes in E&M for Jan 2021

• Major Revision of Outpatient Evaluation and Management (E&M) Codes
• CMS: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GUIDE
• American Psychiatric Association:
• Member resources for the 2021 changes to the CPT Office/Outpatient Evaluation and Management codes, including the recent webinar, can now be accessed on the APA website. You will have to log into the website with your member ID to access the information. Visit our main web page on CPT coding and reimbursement for information on this and other related items. Please feel free to share this information with your members.

• APA Webinar: Update on 2021 Changes to Billing and Documentation for Outpatient EM Services

AMA Resources

• 10 tips to prepare your practice for E/M office visit changes
• CPT® Evaluation and Management
• Implementing CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) revisions
• Office Evaluation and Management (E/M) CPT Code Revisions
• CPT® Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient and Prolonged Services Code and Guideline Changes
• Revisions to the CPT E/M Office Visits: New Ways to Report Using Medical Decision Making (MDM)
• Table 2 – CPT E/M Office Revisions Level of Medical Decision Making (MDM)
  
  

MassHealth

• MassHealth Bulletins
• Information about Supporting MassHealth Members Through Transition to New Plans

Opening a Practice

• Practice Management for Psychiatrists (APA)
• Online Practice Handbook (APA)

Closing a Practice

• Closing a Practice on Short Notice (APA)
• Planning for Retirement
  
  

Resource Listing

• MPS Resource Guide for Anti-Racist Action
• Covid-19 Resources
• E-prescribing Resources
• Veteran's Resources
• Health Information Technology Resources
• Psychotherapy Resources: Database of Advanced Training for Psychotherapy
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychoanalytic Society
• Board of Registration in Medicine - Licensing
• Center for Disease Control
• CMS – Medicare
• DEA
• From the Governor
• From the Attorney General
• MassHealth
• MA Department of Mental Health
• MA Department of Public Health
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• SAMHSA
  
• Physician Obligations with Respect to Patient Medical Records
  
  

Updates

• MA Division of Insurance (DOI) has scheduled listening sessions for comments on the telehealth provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020. MPS has been attending and submitting written comments to the DOI.MPS members are invited to attend. Future sessions are Wednesday, March 31, 10 a.m. - 11:30; Planned topics: Reimbursement and billing; Wednesday, April 14, 10 a.m. - 11:30; Planned topics: Utilization review for telehealth. To join the Zoom meetings click here. Meeting ID: 290 289 5643, Passcode: 501.  To join via telephone: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York); +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) 
• OEOHHS Q/A sessions for Behavioral Health Roadmap for the Commonwealth on Monday, March 15, 2-3PM, click here (meeting password: 775023) to register.  Here is a link to slides on the initiative. https://www.mass.gov/doc/roadmap-for-behavioral-health-reform-ensuring-the-right-treatment-when-and-where-people-need-it/download
• The Patient Safety Guide for the Virtual Visit is available from the Academic Medical Center Patient Safety Organization ( AMC PSO) who formed the Virtual Care Task Force comprised of providers from a variety of disciplines with interest and expertise in virtual care and patient safety (and a patient and family advisory council representative). This document is the culmination of the Task Force’s initial phase of work
• RFP released for the 2021 Cycle 3 MassHealth Provider Access Improvement Grant Program (PAIGP) 
  The MassHealth Provider Access Improvement Grant Program (PAIGP) announces the release of its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2020 grant cycle. All currently-enrolled MassHealth Fee-for-Service providers, dentists, and other healthcare providers who work in a setting that is not a hospital or owned by a hospital or hospital system can apply at PAIGP.org.  PAIGP aims to help eligible MassHealth providers increase access to healthcare and improve outcomes for patients with disabilities or for whom English is not a primary language, through the purchase of medical diagnostic equipment, communication devices, and other resources. PAIGP will award grants of up to $75,000, totaling over $2 million for this grant cycle ending September 2021.  Proposals are due no later than Wednesday, April 14, 2021. All proposals must be submitted online. PAIGP will offer an Informational Webinar (March 17^th) to support the application process. Visit PAIGP.org to sign up for email updates and webinars and to APPLY.  The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) oversees PAIGP, which is funded via MassHealth’s Section 1115 Demonstration. Health Resources in Action (HRiA) is the managing vendor for the Grant Program.