Provider Engagement
We strive to provide resources you need to strengthen your practice. Find information about programs and services we offer.
Practice Transformation
We’re here to offer you the support and assistance necessary to drive and sustain change that ultimately enhances your patients’ experience, strengthens health outcomes, and decreases health care costs. We understand that every practice is different and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. That’s why we offer a variety of services you can choose from to start transforming your practice in the areas that matter most to you.
We can help improve current practices, change or implement workflows and provide evidence-based tools through:
- Practice innovation
- Education and training
- Practice resources and supports
- Enhanced care coordination
- Behavioral health integration
Telehealth
As a Colorado Access provider, you have access to VCCI (Virtual Care Collaboration and Integration), a virtual, team-based program that can help you manage your patient’s behavioral health in the medical home. VCCI offers rapid access to virtual psychiatrists and licensed mental health counselors. Our telehealth team can also help you set up telehealth in your practice.
Services include:
- Curbside collaborations (consults)
- Direct patient care
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Diagnostic assessments
- Gap medication management and bridging
- Provider education and training
- Short-term counseling
- Care collaboration with our care management team
- Workflow design and implementation support
The VCCI program is free to providers who are contracted with Colorado Access.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
We adopt clinical practice guidelines based on valid and reliable clinical evidence or a consensus of health care professionals in each respective field of study. These guidelines consider the needs of our members and are adopted in consultation with health care professionals.
We recognize the following organizations as the leaders in their respective fields and adopt the clinical guidelines put forth by these organizations. You can find the most recent version of each clinical practice guideline by following the link below.
We invite and welcome feedback from providers, members, and the community about the practice guidelines we’ve adopted and endorsed for our network.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Preventive Care
Adult Health Maintenance (Massachusetts Health Quality Partners)
Adult Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Pediatric Health Maintenance (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Pediatric Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Influenza Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Prenatal Care (Epocrates)
Physical Health
Appropriate Antibiotic Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Asthma (National Institutes of Health)
Diabetes Care (American Diabetes Association)
Down Syndrome (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Obesity – Adult (Obesity Society, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology)
Obesity – Child (Smoking Cessation (US Department of Health and Human Services))
Smoking Cessation (US Department of Health and Human Services)
Behavioral Health
Alcohol and Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment, SBIRT (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Bipolar Disorder – Adult (American Psychiatric Association)
Bipolar Disorder – Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Major Depressive Disorder (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Substance Use Disorders (American Psychiatric Association)