Behavioral Health Integration Software Built for the Collaborative Care Model
Structured BHI workflows, PHQ-9/GAD-7 trending, psychiatric consultation documentation, and care minute tracking for CPT 99484.
What Medicare's BHI Program Requires
The Behavioral Health Integration program under CPT 99484 reimburses for at least 20 minutes of behavioral health care management per calendar month, delivered by a care manager working under the supervision of the billing provider and in collaboration with a psychiatric consultant. CMS requires:
- An initial behavioral health assessment
- Systematic assessment and monitoring using validated tools (PHQ-9, GAD-7)
- A care plan addressing the patient's behavioral health conditions
- Care management services delivered by a designated care manager
- Consultation with a psychiatric consultant as needed
- Documentation of care time and activities
How Accelerate Supports BHI
Behavioral Health Screening and Assessment
PHQ-9, GAD-7, and other validated tools are built into the patient encounter workflow. Screening results are documented, scored, and linked to the BHI care episode. Follow-up scores are trended over time so your care team can track symptom trajectory.
BHI Care Plan Documentation
Every enrolled BHI patient receives a behavioral health care plan capturing diagnoses, treatment goals, care manager activities, and psychiatric consultation recommendations. Updates are logged with date and attribution.
Care Minute Tracking for 99484
Every care management activity is logged with start time, end time, and activity type. Accelerate calculates the running monthly care minute total per BHI patient and flags when the 20-minute threshold has been met.
Psychiatric Consultation Documentation
A structured consultation workflow records the psychiatric consultant's input, date of consultation, and clinical recommendation — creating a traceable record of the collaborative care process.
BHI Patient Registry
All enrolled patients displayed with current symptom status, days since last contact, care plan review dates, and psychiatric consultation status.
BHI and the AWV Connection
A PHQ-2 positive on an AWV triggers a more thorough depression evaluation — and for patients who screen positive, BHI enrollment is a natural next step. Accelerate links AWV screening results directly to BHI enrollment workflows. Learn about AWV Software
Already screening for depression and anxiety in your Medicare panel?
BHI gives you a structured, reimbursable pathway to follow through on those screens. Accelerate builds the care management infrastructure around your existing screening workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What billing code does Accelerate support for Behavioral Health Integration?
Accelerate supports documentation and care minute tracking for CPT 99484 (BHI, General Care Management), which requires at least 20 minutes of behavioral health care management per calendar month.
Does Accelerate include validated behavioral health screening tools?
Yes. Accelerate integrates PHQ-9, GAD-7, and other validated screening tools. Scores are documented, trended over time, and linked to the patient's BHI care episode.
How does Accelerate support the collaborative care model for BHI?
Accelerate provides structured workflows for the primary care provider, care manager, and psychiatric consultant roles. Psychiatric consultation documentation, care manager activity logs, and care plan records are all maintained in the shared patient record.
Can BHI be combined with CCM or other care management programs in Accelerate?
Yes. Accelerate supports co-enrollment in BHI and other care management programs. Each program's care minutes and documentation requirements are tracked independently.
Does Accelerate help identify which patients qualify for BHI?
Yes. BHI-eligible patients are often identified through AWV depression screening results. Accelerate links AWV screening outcomes to BHI enrollment workflows.
Disclaimer: Accelerate is a clinical workflow and documentation platform. It does not provide medical advice, coding advice, or legal compliance guidance. Reimbursement results vary by practice, payer, and patient population. Practices are responsible for ensuring their billing and coding decisions comply with applicable Medicare program requirements, CMS guidance, and payer policies. Nothing on this website constitutes a guarantee of payment or reimbursement.