MCO Provider Resources

Provider Core Training

Updated as of 01/23/2024

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network

We provide training and technical assistance (TA) in evidence-based practices (EBPs) in SAMHSA’s Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). Our area of focus includes Evidence-Based Practices and other approaches for serious mental health issues. Our target workforce includes: behavioral health and primary care providers, school and social service staff, and others whose work has the potential to improve behavioral health outcomes for individuals with or at risk of developing serious mental health issues.

NEW: Clinical EBP Demonstration Video Series
NEW: Clinical EBP Demonstration Video Series

The Clinical EBP Demonstration Video Series intends to demonstrate how a diverse set of clinical practitioners make use of evidenced based practices (EBP) in a telehealth environment.

The impetus for these videos came from a provider survey and our organization partners who identified “Clinical Demonstration” as a needed product, especially with the recent pivot toward telehealth.

New Journey's FEP Training
New Journey's FEP Training

New Journeys started in Washington State in 2015 in Yakima county as an early intervention program using a shared-decision making model between coordinated specialty care centers and youth and young adults experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

Setting Standards for Advanced Primary Care Through Medicaid: Pediatrics
Setting Standards for Advanced Primary Care Through Medicaid: Pediatrics

This webinar, made possible by The Commonwealth Fund, explored how states can develop and promote strong practice-level primary care standards within managed care. As an example of how states can enhance existing PCMH programs, the webinar included a particular focus on opportunities for states to support high quality and equitable pediatric care. The event featured perspectives from an Ohio Medicaid representative and a Washington State-based provider and researcher.

WA Health Care Authority HCA New Journey First Episode Psychosis
WA Health Care Authority HCA New Journey First Episode Psychosis

Early intervention with evidence-based treatment decreases the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), improving outcomes over a lifetime, resulting in reduced health care costs, and improved quality of life for individuals and their families.

Washington Apple Health Integrated Managed Care & Medicare Advantage Provider Training 2021
Washington Apple Health Integrated Managed Care & Medicare Advantage Provider Training 2021

The five (5) Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) collaborated to develop the following webinar based training with the intent to reduce the burden on the provider to complete multiple MCO Compliance and Fraud, Waste and Abuse training. This will satisfy the provider and plans obligations to ensure provider training is completed, as required by the Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)) for Medicare Advantage.

Webinar: Integration of Substance Use Disorder in Whole Person Care
Webinar: Integration of Substance Use Disorder in Whole Person Care

This webinar features Mark Duncan, MD from the University of Washington and Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS).