What Is Collaborative Care?

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A proven model that connects primary care providers, behavioral health managers, and psychiatric consultants to deliver whole-person mental health care.

Understanding the Model

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Collaborative Care is an evidence-based model that integrates behavioral health care into primary care settings.

It connects Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Care Managers, and Psychiatric Consultants in a team-based approach to improve outcomes for patients with mental health needs.

This structured approach ensures that mental health support is not an afterthought, but a core component of comprehensive primary care, delivered where patients already seek treatment.

How It Works

Our four-step process ensures comprehensive, coordinated mental health support.

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Coordinate Care

Our behavioral health care manager follows up with personalized support.

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Consult Specialists

Psychiatric experts review cases weekly and guide treatment.

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Measure Progress

Patients' well-being is tracked and improved over time through PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores.

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Identify Needs

Primary care providers screen for mental health concerns.

Evidence-Based Impact

The Collaborative Care Model is one of the most researched behavioral health approaches in the U.S., supported by over 100 randomized controlled trials. Across these studies, patients consistently experience:

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Faster symptom improvement in depression and anxiety

Higher satisfaction with their care

Better medication adherence and ongoing engagement

Collaborative Care Reimbursement

Collaborative Care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurers.

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Revenue Opportunity

These CPT codes enable sustainable reimbursement for integrated behavioral health services, making Collaborative Care a financially viable addition to primary care practices.

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Initial Month
First 70 minutes

In the initial month of care

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Subsequent Months
First 60 minutes

In any subsequent months

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Additional Time
Each additional 30 minutes

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Brief Services
First 30 minutes

First or subsequent month

Our CoCM Registry

Numente Health uses a registry to track patient progress, coordinate care, and support CMS billing requirements.

It gives our team a structured way to manage behavioral health across your population—especially patients with anxiety and depression.

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Tracks outcomes with tools like PHQ-9 and GAD-7

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Flags patients who aren’t improving so treatment can be adjusted

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Let's Build Better Care Together.

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