Business Case For Behavioral Health Pro Forma Model
September 1, 2013
In September 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions released a spreadsheet template that provides a concrete model for assessing the return on investment (ROI) if a clinic integrates primary and behavioral health care. The ROI is based on the following formula: Cost of Screening (S) + Cost of Intervention Services (I) + Transition Costs (T) must be less than or equal to Screening Reimbursement (X) + Productivity Gains (P) + Reimbursement for Treatment (R). The model includes the following elements for calculating the ROI: core assumptions, costs, revenue, and the net business . . .

