Reap the Benefits of (Almost) Effortless Outcomes by Xmas! Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 6, 2023 Is your outcomes research as useful as it could be? Ask yourself these four questions: Continue Reading...
What Are These Centers Doing Better to Help So Many Patients Recover? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 19, 2021 Congratulations to the 2021 Excellence in Treatment Award Winners Continue Reading...
Measure What Really Matters to Your Staff & Your Patients Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 25, 2021 While all treatment centers track financial metrics, very few measure the one thing that matters most to staff morale - how many of your patients recover? Continue Reading...
How to Prepare Your Patients to Remain Drug & Alcohol Free Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 27, 2021 Your patient’s ability to remain abstinent after treatment will be strongly affected by the after-care choices they make. Two things they can do have proven to be particularly effective – attending recovery support meetings and moving into a sober group home after treatment. Continue Reading...
Why Were Patients Dissatisfied with Telehealth-Only Addiction Treatment? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 21, 2021 Patient satisfaction dropped measurably during the first months of the pandemic, but rebounded quickly for patients receiving at least some in-patient treatment. Continue Reading...
How the Pandemic Affected People at Risk of Alcohol or Drug Abuse (Infographic) Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 2, 2021 We've seen how isolation, job losses and loss of recovery supports have affected friends and loved ones at risk of drug or alcohol abuse; here's the hard data in one easy-to-understand infographic (click to download): Continue Reading...
How Do Your Treatment Completion Rates Compare? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 29, 2021 We've been surprised by the wide range of treatment completion rates among our clients. Among short-term residential treatment programs attending an Outcomes Summit, the percentage of patients who successfully completed treatment ranged between 43% and 97%. Continue Reading...
The Addictions Treatment Market: Demand, Digital, Investment, & Expansion Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate May 17, 2021 The post-pandemic treatment landscape is likely to see more digital services, more private equity investments, and more expansions by provider organizations. Continue Reading...
Where Have All the Heroin & Opioid Users Gone? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Mar 29, 2021 Between 2018 and 2020, the percentage of patients preferring heroin or opioids declined from almost one-third (31%) to only 22% of all patients attending SUD treatment at a Vista center. What is causing such a dramatic shift? Continue Reading...
What Is It Costing You Not to Do Outcomes Research? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 7, 2020 Many treatment centers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on marketing to get prospective patients to pick up the phone. But they never think about how many of these prospects they’re losing because they can’t answer the second most-commonly-asked question of prospective patients - Continue Reading...