Documentation, Coding and Billing for Behavioral Health Integration
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Description:
Integrating behavioral health and substance use disorder services into primary care requires changes to both clinical care and administrative practices. This webinar is the first in a two-part series that will break down the essentials that health centers need to know to address common billing challenges when integrating behavioral health services with traditional medical services. Join this first session to discuss clinical documentation that supports health center sustainability, including professional coding practices and revenue cycle management.
Earn 1 Behavioral Health continuing education credit (CEUs) for attending this webinar.
Objectives:
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Identify key elements in clinical documentation crucial for accurate coding and billing in health centers.
- Analyze varying requirements imposed by different insurance payers on coding and billing processes.
- Outline how clinical documentation practices support health center sustainability.
Presenter:
Gary Lucas, Vice President of Research and Development, ArchProCoding, provides strategic and tactical direction as well as maintaining and administering ArchProCoding’s Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) certification programs. Mr. Lucas offers an extensive background in education and training in the health care industry, having conducted more than 1,900 in-person, national seminars on medical records documentation for physician and outpatient-based medical centers dealing with professional coding, medical billing, Medicare compliance, and practice management in 46 states over nearly 30 years.