Increase the capabilities of PCPs to perform and participate in the Care Management activities, including Contractor’s providing additional supports to Enrollees; Include but be not limited to investments such as: Investment in Primary Care technological infrastructure, including: Health Information Technology (HIT) infrastructure deployed in the Primary Care setting; Clinical platforms for PCPs; Fixed cost investments to support telehealth and costs for related non-reimbursable activities; Data sharing across Primary Care and Behavioral Health Providers to support Behavioral Health integration in primary care practices; and Data analytics and informatics to support individual primary care practices; Investment in Primary Care workforce to support the activities under this Contract, Contractor’s including hiring practice extenders and other personnel, such as community health workers, licensed social workers, Providers of BH or Primary Care services, or other office personnel to work in primary care settings within their scope of practice under state law; and Training and technical assistance that directly supports PCPs to improve performance and increase participation in activities under this Contractor’s Contract, including assistance with analytics, executing plans for performance improvement, quality measurement and management, and care coordination and Care Management activities such as those described in Section 2.5.E; The Contractor shall ensure that PCPs utilize a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for Enrollees with substance use disorder treatment needs;
Increase the capabilities of PCPs to perform and participate in the Contractor’s Care Management activities, including providing additional supports to Enrollees; Include but be not limited to investments such as: Investment in Primary Care technological infrastructure, including: Health Information Technology (HIT) infrastructure deployed in the Primary Care setting; Clinical platforms for PCPs; Fixed cost investments to support telehealth and costs for related non-reimbursable activities; Data sharing across Primary Care and Behavioral Health Providers to support Behavioral Health integration in primary care practices; and Data analytics and informatics to support individual primary care practices; Investment in Primary Care workforce to support the Contractor’s activities under this Contract, including hiring practice extenders and other personnel, such as community health workers, licensed social workers, Providers of BH or Primary Care services, or other office personnel to work in primary care settings within their scope of practice under state law; and Training and technical assistance that directly supports PCPs to improve performance and increase participation in Contractor’s activities under this Contract, including assistance with analytics, executing plans for performance improvement, quality measurement and management, and care coordination and Care Management activities such as those described in Section 2.5.E; The Contractor shall ensure that PCPs utilize a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for Enrollees with substance use disorder treatment needs;
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