Behavioral Health Integration brings mental health and substance use disorder services into the primary care settings. It helps providers deliver whole-person care by embedding behavioral health supports within routine medical care.

Integrating behavioral health improves access, reduces stigma, and enhances outcomes for patients by addressing both physical and mental health needs in one coordinated setting.

UPHCS provides resources, training, and consultative support to help clinics implement evidence-based models like the Collaborative Care Model and connect with psychiatric expertise through the UPHCS Behavioral Health Collaborative and Hub.

Interested in UPHCS BH Support? Please fill out this contact form to connect!

For more information on Behavioral Health Integration, check out:

What is Integrated Behavioral Health? | The Academy  

Behavioral Health Integration Fact Sheet 

The Collaborative Care Model is an evidence-based approach where a primary care provider, behavioral health care manager, and consulting psychiatrist work together as a team to manage patients’ behavioral health needs.

The care manager supports patients directly, tracks progress using validated tools, and consults regularly with a psychiatric provider who advises the primary care team on treatment adjustments.

CoCM leads to better outcomes for depression, anxiety, and other conditions, improves provider confidence, and allows for more efficient use of psychiatric resources through indirect consultation.

Interested in UPHCS BH Support? Please fill out this contact form to connect!

For more information on the Collaborative Care Model, check out:

About Collaborative Care – AIMS Center 

The UPHCS Behavioral Health Collaborative connects providers, care managers, and community partners across the Upper Peninsula to improve access to behavioral health and substance use disorder services.

Providers and Care Managers can contact the Behavioral Health Collaborative team for up-to-date service line information, referral pathways, and care coordination support.

The Collaborative includes hospitals, health departments, behavioral health agencies, and community-based organizations working together to strengthen behavioral health access and coordination across the region.

UPHCS BH Collaborative Information  

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The Hub offers scheduled case reviews, same-day provider-to-provider consultations, and educational case discussions focused on evidence-based management of behavioral health conditions.

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Partner clinics and spoke sites participating in the UPHCS Behavioral Health Network can access the Hub for both patient-specific consultations and programmatic support.

The Psychiatric Hub provides consultative psychiatric support for primary care and CoCM teams across the Upper Peninsula, along with Emergent Care providers. It helps bridge access gaps by offering case review, diagnostic clarification, and treatment recommendations.

A Spoke is a participating clinic or site that partners with the UPHCS Behavioral Health Hub to integrate Psychiatric Consultation and Collaborative Care services within their own practice.

Spokes receive access to psychiatric consultation, training on behavioral health integration and billing, workflow development support, and connection to community and referral resources through our BH Collaborative.

Organizations interested in becoming a Spoke can contact UPHCS to learn about participation requirements, implementation steps, and available support for onboarding and training.

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Use universal screening tools during routine visits (PHQ-9, GAD-7, etc.). 

You continue leading care. The Hub strengthens your decision-making.  

Need input on diagnosis, medication adjustments, or treatment planning?  

• Submit a consultation request 
• The Hub schedules a provider consultation phone call or via TigerConnect
• Consulting psychiatrist provides verbal and written recommendations to provider  

The UPHCS Behavioral Health Hub provides dedicated psychiatric consultation for practices implementing the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).   

Practices receive:  

• A consistent psychiatric consultant 
• Clinical guidance that supports compliant CoCM billing 
• An affordable, CMS-aligned patient registry built for rural practices 
• A CMS-aligned patient registry required for CoCM 

The UPHCS registry was developed specifically to meet the operational needs and budgets of rural practices. 

For practices beginning CoCM, the Hub can connect practices to implementation resources. Participation in Provider Organizations is not required to partner with the Hub. Through this shared model, practices gain required psychiatric infrastructure at significantly lower cost than hiring or contracting independently.   

We help you build and sustain integrated care – not just start it.  

If a patient requires higher-level care:

• The Hub assists with specialty referral coordination  
• Qualifying pediatric patients referred to Michigan Consultation & Care (MC3)
• Qualifying patients with OUD/SUD referred to Great Lakes Recovery Center (GLRC)
• You receive guidance on appropriate referral pathways
• Transitions are streamlined

Your patient stays connected to you throughout the process.