Initial psychiatric collaborative care management first 70 minutes in the first calendar month of behavioral health care manager activities in consultation with a psychiatric consultant and directed by the treating physician or other qualified health care professional with the following required elements: outreach to and engagement in treatment of a patient directed by the treating physician or other qualified health care professional; initial assessment of the patient including administration of validated rating scales with the development of an individualized treatment plan; review by the psychiatric consultant with modifications of the plan if recommended; entering patient in a registry and tracking patient follow-up and progress using the registry with appropriate documentation and participation in weekly caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant; and provision of brief interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation motivational interviewing and other focused treatment strategies
