Training and education

• Provider Express Behavioral Health Webinars and Trainingopen_in_new - Optum Provider Express offers informational webinars and training resources for providers on topics that may be vital to your practice. 
  • Online training for behavioral health providers is available under “UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Prior Authorization Training for Behavioral Health Providers”.

OptumHealth Education and Optum Provider Express offer a variety of informational webinars and training resources for providers. Training classes, guides and resources are added frequently.

• OptumHealth Educationopen_in_new - OptumHealth Education offers accredited, on-demand webcasts and information regarding upcoming conferences for both physical and behavioral health providers. Some activities include disease management, autism spectrum disorder, behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Provider Express webinars and training resourcesopen_in_new - Optum Provider Express offers informational webinars and training resources for providers to learn more about how to use the website and other topics that may be vital to your practice
  • Online training for behavioral health providers is available under “UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Prior Authorization Training for Behavioral Health Providers”.
• Provider Express training and guided toursopen_in_new - Optum Provider Express offers guided training about prior authorization, eligibility and benefits and claims (claim entry, corrected claims, claim inquiry, etc.). First-time user training is available as well as a technical resource guide.

Our Healthcare Professional Education and Training page is your source for on-demand education created specifically for UnitedHealthcare providers. It gives you in-depth information and meaningful updates from UnitedHealthcare 24/7 and can be accessed from any device.

Topics

• Claims and payments: Get the most recent claims processing information
• UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal Tutorials: Tutorials will quickly get you up to speed with our online self-service tools
• State-specific information: Each state has its own page for state-specific information and resources

Upcoming training and educational resources

There are several educational and training opportunities available to you, as your practice incorporates integrated care. If you have any questions, reach out to the Community Integrated Care team at mocollaborativecare@uhc.com.

Additional resources

• Assessment Tools for Organizations Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Healthopen_in_new
  
• Behavioral Health Toolkit for Medical/Behavioral Providersopen_in_new
• Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP)open_in_new
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Toolkitopen_in_new
  
• Missouri Department of Health: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities resourcesopen_in_new
• Recovery and Resiliency Toolkitopen_in_new
• Missouri Child Psychiatry Access Project (MO CPAP) Primary Care Principles for Child Mental Healthopen_in_new
• UnitedHealthcare Care Provider Manual: Physician, Health Care Professional, Facility and Ancillary Care - Missouriopen_in_new