Behavioral Health Generations (BHG) is an alliance of Ohio Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Service (ADAMHS) Boards formed in 1995 as a Council of Governments (COG) pursuant to Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Purpose
The purpose of the organization is to help our members and their provider agencies reduce cost, improve productivity and enhance the quality of their services through sharing resources and information. BHG provides opportunities for its members to:

• Achieve administrative efficiencies and cost savings through outsourcing non-mission critical administrative functions
• Participate in a forum of Board and provider collaboration
• Promote synergy and a collective voice in activities to establish standards and to meet increasing quality of care requirements.

BHG Vision
The members of BHG shall collectively acquire experience, conduct research, and develop skills in the delivery of healthcare services to both the Medicaid eligible and non-Medicaid eligible population. Members will jointly plan, fund, operate and manage a system of behavioral healthcare that provides access to the most appropriate quality services in the least restrictive environment.

The system will satisfy customers, yield positive customer outcomes and embrace state-of-the-art technologies. The system will be established consistent with applicable state healthcare reforms, administrative rules and statutes. Such systems of care shall include behavioral healthcare services paid in full or part by public funds provided to enrolled individuals residing in the counties that the members represent.

Services Offered by BHG
BHG provides a full spectrum of administrative services to our member boards to assist them in fulfilling their statutory requirements under the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code as well as the guidelines set forth by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.

By out-sourcing these activities to an Administrative Services Organization (ASO), our members can reduce their operating costs by sharing the burden of providing these services thus achieving an economy of scale unavailable to them individually. Additionally, BHG provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the development of best practices to facilitate a continuous quality improvement process.

Some of the services offered by BHG include: (click link for details)

Enrollment and Eligibility Verification
Claims Processing & Support
MACSIS enrollment, claims and financial reports
Behavioral Health Module Data Transfers
ODMH Outcomes Data Transfers
Community Medicaid Compliance & Medical Necessity Documentation Reviews
Level of Care and Peer Review Audits
Client Satisfaction Surveys
Referral Source Satisfaction Surveys
Education and Training
HIPAA Compliance Assistance
BHG Web Site
E-Mail Services
Grant Development and Administration
Research Services
Advocacy