CBH encourages providers to review the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s alert about the use of xylazine, a veterinary anesthetic and analgesic that has been increasingly found in samples of street drugs throughout Philadelphia. Reference: PDPH Health...
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Philadelphia Public Health Advisory: Increase in New HIV Diagnoses Among Injectable Drug Users
CBH encourages providers to review the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s advisory about recent increases in new HIV diagnosis among people who inject drugs. The advisory includes information about the increase and recommendations for testing, reporting,...
DBHIDS Heat Safety Policy Update
As the warm weather returns, DBHIDS has released an updated heat safety policy. Along with this policy, a collection of flyers, resources, and checklists is included. The policy itself contains safety requirements for the following DBHIDS-funded programs: Residential...
CBH CEO to Receive Distinguished EMBA Alumni Award from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business
Dr. Faith Dyson-Washington Recognized for Service to the Community PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 27, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a division of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), announced that CEO...
CBH Appoints David Henley as General Counsel
PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 7, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a division of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), announced that David Henley has joined the organization as General Counsel. Bringing more...
CBH Provider Bulletin 21-14: Delay of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Value Based Payment (VBP) (Case Rate) Arrangement
This Bulletin is to alert providers of the delay in implementation of the ASAM VBP arrangement (case rate). Given the extension of the COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA), the ASAM VBP implementation date has been extended from October 1, 2021 to January 1,...
CBH Provider Notice: Change in Authorization Numbers
Community Behavioral Health (CBH) is in the process of fully converting to a new enterprise system that will control the production of authorizations and the ongoing maintenance of provider contracts (Schedule A). The implementation of our new enterprise system will...
CBH Provider Bulletin 21-13: Use of Race and Ethnicity of Practitioners for Provider Directory
CBH is pursuing the distinction as a Multicultural Health Care (MHC) Managed Care Organization as part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) accreditation. The NCQA Distinction in Multicultural Health Care identifies organizations and practitioners...
Language Access Procedure for Providers
DBHIDS recently issued a memo to reiterate the language access requirements for providers (contractors and/or grantees) when providing services to individuals who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and/or who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DFHH). The City of...
IBHS Billing Questions
To develop written guidance, the CBH Compliance Department is asking for CBH Providers to submit any billing-related questions regarding Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS). Questions may be regarding clarification of relevant regulations and billable vs....
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