Alameda County CalAIM PATH Collaborative Resource Center
The Alameda County PATH Collaborative brings together health plans, county leaders, community-based organizations, hospitals, clinics, and other CalAIM stakeholders to discuss CalAIM implementation and the rollout of Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS). The Collaborative is a space to share innovative strategies, problem-solve together, and build relationships to better serve Medi-Cal members in Alameda County. If you have any questions or want to learn more, please email us at pathinfo@bluepathhealth.com.
Events
Monthly Meeting
The Alameda County PATH Collaborative brings together health plans, county leaders, community-based organizations, hospitals, clinics, and other CalAIM stakeholders to discuss CalAIM implementation and the rollout of Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS). The Collaborative is a space to share innovative strategies, problem-solve together, and build relationships to better serve Medi-Cal members in Alameda County.
Questions? Contact pathinfo@bluepathhealth.com
Alameda County Training and Development Unit (ACTDU)
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Library of CalAIM Informational Materials
CalAIM is a multi-year initiative to transform California’s Medi-Cal program with broad delivery system, program and payment reforms. Two core programs of CalAIM are Enhanced Care Management (ECM) to provide case management for certain members with complex needs and Community Supports to deliver services that meet health and health-related needs.
- Glossary of Health Insurance and Coverage Terms
- What is Medi-Cal?
- CHCF Medi-Cal Explained: New Medi-Cal Services at a Glance (2020–2023)
- ITUP Engaging with CalAIM: Quick Links for Community-Based Organizations
- Medi-Cal Waivers Overview
- CalAIM ECM and Community Supports FAQs (August 2022)
- CHCF The Role of Community-Based Organization Networks in CalAIM: Seven Key Considerations
- CHCF Plain and Clear: Making Medi-Cal Communications Easy to Understand
Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is a case management benefit that certain members with complex needs can qualify for by meeting Population of Focus criteria. Below includes ECM policy explainers and member outreach tools to support member enrollment.
- Recordings of 2022 DHCS CalAIM Informational Webinars
- DHCS ECM Policy Guide
- ECM Implementation Timeline and Populations of Focus
- ECM Member Toolkit
- ECM Outreach Toolkit
- ECM Provider Toolkit
- Sorting and Filtering MIF Data
- ECM Outreach Practices, MedZed Presentation Slides
- DHCS Spotlight: Enhanced Care Management for Children and Youth
Community Supports connects members to services that address health and health-related social needs, including temporary housing and medically-tailored meals. Below includes Community Supports policy explainers and tools to help local providers deliver available services in their community.
- Recordings of 2022 DHCS CalAIM Informational Webinars
- DHCS Community Supports Program Overview
- DHCS-Approved Community Supports Services
- DHCS Community Supports Policy Guide
- Get Ready: A Contracting Best Practices Guide for Becoming a Medicaid Community Supports Provider
- Housing-Related Community Supports: A Handbook for Managed Care Plans
- CalAIM Housing Supports Best Practices
- NAEH Rapid Rehousing Toolkit
- Checklist to Align with Housing First Practices from Project Roomkey
- Building Connections Between Medical Respite Care and Permanent Housing: CHCS Presentation Slides
- Making CalAIM Work for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness Brief
- Financial Planning for Street Medicine Providers in California Toolkit
- Sobering Centers Explained
This section contains relevant guidance for contracted ECM and Community Supports providers from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). There are standardized DHCS program requirements from DHCS that all Medi-Cal managed care plans must comply with, but plans also have the flexibility to set their own program policies in certain areas.
- Policy Guide: Community Supports (July 2023)
- Policy Guide: ECM
- CalAIM Data Guidance: ECM and Community Supports Coding Options (March 2022)
- Billing and Invoice Guidance: ECM and Community Supports (April 2023)
- CalAIM Data Guidance: Member-Level Information Sharing Between MCPs and ECM Providers (April 2023)
- CalAIM Data Guidance: Community Supports Member Information Sharing Guidance (April 2023)
- ECM and Community Supports Standard Provider Terms and Conditions (March 2022)
- ECM and Community Supports Providers NPI Application Guidance
This section contains overviews on the latest ECM and Community Supports program updates from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Effective patient-centered care requires patient data to be safely shared between health and social service providers to coordinate care and develop an understand of a patient’s full array of needs. Alameda County uses a Community Health Record (CHR) that pulls data from across local organizations through the Social Health Information Exchange (SHIE) for this purpose. If you are not already doing so, consider connecting with the CHR and SHIE to access the data you need to best serve your patients and clients.
Sharing of health and social service information is a core component of CalAIM to coordinate services across providers. To advance interoperability across the state, California’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF) will require most health care organizations to begin sharing data with each other in accordance with the Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) and Policies & Procedures (P&Ps) by January 2024. This section includes key information on DxF, plus additional resources to help local providers share data to support CalAIM.
- What is the California Data Sharing Agreement?
- Data Exchange Framework FAQs
- Data Exchange Framework Information Hub
- Roadmap: How to Sign & Implement the Data Exchange Framework in 10 Steps
- CHCF CalAIM Data Exchange Resources
- Data Exchange Signatory Grants Overview Slides: Introduction to DSA grants, application guidance, ongoing grant support, etc.
- Mandatory Signatories to the DSA, Letter to Plans (September 2023)
- Collecting Social Determinants of Health Data, Letter to Plans (February 2022)
With new Medi-Cal Managed Care contracts going live in 2024, Anthem will be transitioning out of the county as Kaiser Permanente enters to join the Alameda Alliance for Health (AAH) in serving Alameda County. Your PATH facilitators are monitoring the transition period to ensure a seamless transition for Medi-Cal members receiving ECM and Community Supports services.
Community Supports Referral Form
Asthma Remediation Approval Request Form
Caregiver Respite Services Approval Request Form
Diversion and Transition to Home Approval Request Form
Home Modifications Approval Request Form
Housing Community Supports Approval Request Form
Medical Respite (Recuperative Care) Approval Request Form
Medically Tailored Meals/Medically Supportive Food Approval Request Form
Submit this referral form to REGMCDURNs-KPNC@kp.org with the subject line “ECM Referral” or “CS Referral.”
Phone
Call 1-833-721-6012 (TTY 711)
Monday-Friday (closed major holidays) | 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Past Events
Alameda PATH Collaborative Participation List
18 Reasons
24 Hour Home Care
Abode Services
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Ace Care Pharmacy Management
Alameda Alliance for Health
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Alameda County Health
Alameda County Recipe4Health
Alameda Family Services
Alameda Health Consortium
Alameda Health System
Albertsons Companies (Safeway)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
American Indian Child Resource Center
Anthem Blue Cross
Archstone Foundation
Asian Health Services
Axis Community Health
BALANCE
Bay Area Community Health
Bay Area Community Services
Baywell Health
Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate and Central Coast
Building Futures
CA Food Banks
California Health Policy Strategies
California Association of Licensed Midwives
California Collaborative for Long-Term Services and Supports
California School Based Health Alliance
California WIC Association
Cardea Health
LifeLong Medical Care
Carl B. Metoyer Center for Family Counseling
Catalight
Center for Independent Living
City of Berkeley
Fremont Family Resource Center
Community Health Center Network
Covenant House
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of California
EA Family Services
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
East Bay Innovations
East Bay Agency for Children
Eden I&R/211 Alameda County
Elder Care Alliance
Emcara Health
Family Bridges
Family Resource Navigators
Family Service Agency
Faraji House
Fireweed Consulting
First 5 Alameda County
Fresh Approach
Full Circle Health Network
Glad Tidings CDC
Hammock Homes & Hosting LLC
Health Advocates
Health Management Associates
Health Net
Health Plan of San Mateo
Health Roads
Malama
Hickman Strategies LLC
HiPaaS Inc.
Home Safety Services
Hope Services
Hospital Council Northern & Central California
Humane Prison Hospice Project
HumanGood
Independent Living Systems
Illumination Foundation
Innovation Horizons
Institute on Aging
InTouch HomeCare
J&M Homecare Services, LLC
Journey Health
Kaiser Permanente
Kerry Landry Health Care Consulting
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
La Clinica de La Raza
La Familia
Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
Libertana
LifeSTEPS
LifewiseCHM
LMBE Solutions
LucidAct Health Inc.
Manifest Medex
Master Care, Inc.
MedZed Physician Services
Mercy Brown Bag Program
Midpen Housing
ModifyHealth
Mojo Home Care
Mom’s Meals
National Healthcare and Housing Advisors
Native American Health Center
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Omatochi
On Lok
One Degree
Open Heart Kitchen
Pacific Clinics
Pacific Health Group
Pacific Homecare Servies
Pair Team
Partners in Care Foundation
Pear Suite
Peer Wellness Collective
Performance Kitchen
PointClickCare
Population Health Solutions
Project Open Hand
Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP)
RDA Consulting
Rebuilding Together East Bay Network
Reinvestment Partners
Roots Community Health
Roots Food Group
RPM Healthcare
Safety Net Connect
SageSurfer
Samaritan
Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA)
SEIU Local 2015
Seneca Center
Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County
Serene Health
Side by Side Youth
Sprite Health
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
St. Mary’s Center
Stars Behavioral Health Group
Sutter Health
Traning and Development Unit UCSF
Womens Day-Time Drop-In Center
Through the Looking Glass
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Titanium HealthCare
TLC Assistant Living Services
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Ujima
Unite Us
United Way Bay Area
United Ways of California
Vital Link Medical Alert Systems
Wellbrook Partners
Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA)
Wellpath
West Oakland Health Center
Zocalo Health