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As diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia continue to rise, healthcare providers face the challenge of offering comprehensive support not only to patients but also to their care partners. Care partners play a critical role in managing daily activities, monitoring symptoms, and providing emotional and practical support.
By integrating structured care partner training, healthcare practices can enhance patient outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, and streamline the involvement of care partners in the care journey. With the growing focus on early engagement and structured support, now is the time for practices to adopt scalable, efficient, and reimbursable care partner training programs.
Research shows that well-trained care partners help reduce behavioral symptoms, improve emotional stability, and support a higher quality of life for patients. Training also equips them with strategies to manage challenging behaviors and daily care needs, reducing hospitalizations and emergency visits.
Linus helps practices navigate CPT billing codes to unlock new revenue opportunities. With built-in guidance for both individual and group care partner training, practices can streamline reimbursement processes — including telehealth-based training options starting this year.
Practices can streamline care partner management through centralized data collection, structured assessments, and seamless training workflows — helping them meet evolving care model requirements such as CACP and GUIDE initiatives.
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Category |
CPT |
Description |
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Individual care partner training |
97550 |
Individual caregiver training in strategies and techniques to facilitate the patient’s functional performance in the home or community, initial 30 minutes. |
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97551 |
Individual caregiver training, each additional 15 minutes. |
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Group care partner |
96202 |
Group behavior management/modification training for caregivers of patients with a mental or physical health diagnosis, initial 60 minutes. |
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96203 |
Group behavior management/modification training, each additional 15 minutes. |
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97552 |
Group caregiver training in strategies and techniques to facilitate the patient’s functional performance in the home or community, no time minimum. |
Many healthcare organizations are now adopting structured training programs to engage and support care partners effectively.
Practices can easily integrate care partner training solutions by working with Linus to identify key workflows and documentation requirements. Linus also offers guidance on CPT billing, ensuring that healthcare organizations can maximize reimbursement opportunities while delivering high-quality care.
Linus provides ongoing support to help practices looking to expand care partner engagement. Providers can access:
Additionally, providers can explore external resources such as the National Institute on Aging and telehealth-based dementia care guides to enhance their care partner support initiatives.
As more people face cognitive health concerns, care partners play a pivotal role in patient well-being. Linus’ care partner support helps healthcare providers to deliver structured, scalable, and reimbursable support — leading to better patient outcomes, reduced caregiver burden, and increased revenue opportunities.
This article is written by Timothy Wang, MD, MPH.
Timothy Wang is a Product Manager at Linus Health, where he leads initiatives to improve clinician and patient experiences by developing and optimizing healthcare delivery products. His work focuses on creating solutions that support clinicians, patients, and care partners alike.
Prior to his role in product management, Dr. Wang trained as an internal medicine physician and earned a Master of Public Health, with a focus on healthcare access for vulnerable populations. His clinical background, coupled with his expertise in public health, drives his passion for enhancing healthcare and improving patient outcomes.