The Behavioral Health Promoting Interoperability Program (BH PIP) is a transformative initiative for behavioral health facilities in New Jersey looking to implement or enhance their healthcare technology infrastructure. Funded by the New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJDHS), the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), this program offers an opportunity to modernize your technology and leverage interoperability capabilities to enhance patient care and improve outcomes.
Opportunities Available Through BH PIP
BH PIP is a program open to eligible behavioral health facilities in New Jersey looking to implement/optimize healthcare technology to increase patient care support. Participation in this program involves completing specific milestones, with associated payment incentives upon successful achievement.
Why Should You Participate?
- Adoption of EHRs will allow for efficient capture, analysis, reporting and sharing of clinical and operational data
- Connects “siloed” systems of care to enhance care coordination and quality
- Ability to participate in the state’s Health Information Exchange, NJ Health Information Network (NJHIN) that facilitates the secure sharing of patient information across different healthcare settings
- Ability to integrate the statewide database such as New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) into the clinical workflows
- Increase bandwidth and capacity for treatment
- Opportunity to establish an integrated behavioral health delivery system, improving care quality and coordination across providers
- Financial incentives to help offset the costs to implement or upgrade the IT infrastructure
NJII plays a crucial role to support this program between behavioral health facilities and the State of New Jersey:
- Responsible for recruitment and verifying the eligibility of behavioral health (BH) facilities to participate in the program.
- Serving as a liaison between BH facilities and the State.
- Educating on all program milestones, deliverables, and deadlines related to the program.
- Assistance in meeting all requirements to complete milestones.
- Assistance in collecting the required support documents for attestations.
- Assistance in the submission of attestations to the New Jersey Medicaid Management Information System (NJMMIS) portal.
- Ensuring the disbursement of the incentive payments to the BH facilities.
The future of behavioral healthcare is digital. Don’t let your facility miss out on the opportunity to embrace cutting-edge technology and improve patient care. By participating in BH PIP, you can secure valuable financial incentives, streamline operations and enhance patient care outcomes.
Ready to take the next step? Contact NJII today to learn more and start your journey towards a more efficient and effective healthcare delivery system. Participation is limited and first come-first serve basis, so act now!
Contact Information:
Website: Behavioral Health Promoting Interoperability (BH-PIP) – NJII
Email: BHPIP@njii.com