Action | 2011 Mental Health Services Program Changes for Appropriate Utilization & Provider Qualifications |
Stage | Final |
Comment Period | Ended on 1/29/2015 |
Proposed Definition:
"Care coordination" means collaboration and sharing of information among health care providers, who are involved with an individual's health care, to improve the care.”
Comment:
Allowing case management for children, adolescents and families receiving IIH to be provided by the CSB case manager (if there is one) and limiting the scope of what the IIH provider offers to “care coordination” (as defined above) has the potential to result in disjointed case management that misses the scope of collaboration required for successful outcomes. For the following reasons, the definition of care coordination needs to be expanded to include all treating/associated professionals invested in the child/adolescent and the IIH provider needs to remain primary in facilitating care management:
The reconsideration of the scope of “Care Coordination” for IIH providers is vital to preserving the spirit of collaboration and the continuity of care needed for sucessful treatment planning and service outcomes for those participating in the program.