Notable ICD-10 Code Changes for FY 2025

CalMHSA has reviewed the ICD-10 code changes that impact behavioral healthcare providers. Most eating disorders will now require an additional specifier. Also, 2 codes that used to be captured under […]
How to Determine Which Clients Have ICD-10 Records that Need to be Updated

UPDATE CalMHSA has created a list page where a user can view all records that have an ICD-10 code that will no longer be valid during a given fiscal year. […]
Annual ICD-10 Code Updates

Overview Every year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases updates to the ICD-10 code list. Streamline will be updating SmartCare to reflect this. This updated list will […]
CalMHSA 805-LPS Data Collection Report/DHCS Legal Status

To support counties that are reporting for BHIN24-013, we have created a report of documented legal statuses within the EHR. This data is at a county level. If you are […]
Special Populations and How to Use Them

Overview Client data is often broken down by numerous data points, such as demographics, diagnosis, services and programs. Special populations were created to be able to meta-tag clients outside of […]
Contingency Management – Recovery Incentives Program’s Quarterly Progress Report

BHIN 23-40, published on Aug. 18, 2023, provides guidance for the Recovery Incentives Program: California’s Contingency Management Benefit. This includes tracking and monitoring efforts. DHCS recently provided a draft BHIN […]
New Functionality: Reasons for Declining to Cosign

With the March 2024 MSP, Streamline released new functionality related to cosigning documents. Cosigners can now document the reason they are declining to sign a document and the author will […]
Evidence-Based Practice Tracking

DMC-ODS DMC-ODS plans are required to implement at least two evidenced-based treatment practices (EBPs) according to the county-specific DMC-ODS County Implementation Plan (DMC-ODS Intergovernmental Agreement). The two EBPs are per […]
CalMHSA’s Change Process

CalMHSA’s statewide electronic health record project was created to standardize clinical forms and practices across counties. CalMHSA works to address state initiatives for all involved counties, instead of each county […]
When a Provider Leaves: Unfinished Clinical Documentation

What to do when a provider departs without finishing clinical documentation (not including progress notes) Some documents, such as CalAIM Assessments, state reporting records, or client legal documents, can be […]