Implementing the HOPE Project into your Primary Care Practice

This module will walk you through the key components of the Medicare Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity, how to utilize your care team to deliver the HOPE project, resources for offering the HOPE program, billing and coding information, and other weight management resources. Let’s get started!

Objectives

• Describe the key components of the Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity benefit.
• Discuss a team approach to offering the HOPE project to patients with obesity.
• Implement billing and coding mechanisms for reimbursement for providing the HOPE project to patients with obesity.