Providing Health Insurance Payers with the Data They Care About Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 29, 2023 Based on the many discussions I’ve had with treatment center leaders over the years, I suspect that negotiating with health insurance payers for a fair reimbursement rate is one of (if not the most) challenging aspects of running a treatment center. And it seems to be getting even harder. Continue Reading...
How to Convince Payers to Invest in High-Quality Addiction Treatment Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 15, 2023 Close to half (47%) of the members of the health insurance company with the best outcomes reported successfully abstaining from alcohol and non-prescribed drugs for at least the last 30 days one year after treatment. At the other end of the spectrum, less than Continue Reading...
Get 13% More Days Approved Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 22, 2022 One of the factors that has the biggest impact on how well a patient does after treatment is how long the patient stays in treatment. Yet an ongoing challenge for many treatment centers is payer demands that a patient step down to a lower level of care more quickly than the clinical team thinks is appropriate. 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...
The Reopening Paradox: Getting From Here To There Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 7, 2020 We couldn’t wait for lockdowns to end. But now, the challenge of reopening seems almost insurmountable. Continue Reading...
Helping Addiction Treatment Providers Deal with COVID-19 Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Mar 22, 2020 For centers moving to telehealth, the real-time, in-depth information that INSIGHT Addiction & INSIGHT Behavioral provides about how patients are feeling will be even more useful for clinicians who are no longer face-to-face with their patients. Continue Reading...
Preparing for Your Next Payer Negotiation Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 3, 2019 Your ability to convince key payers of the unique value your addiction treatment center provides is crucial to your ability to stay in business. Identify one or two things that your center does uniquely well and that are major pain points for the payer. Continue Reading...
Preparing to Thrive in the Pay-For-Value World Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 19, 2016 Most addiction treatment and behavioral health providers know that major change is coming to the industry, but few are making the preparations necessary to take advantage of it. Continue Reading...
Pay-For-Performance is Coming. Are You Ready? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate May 21, 2016 I've recently returned from the 2016 Health Datapalooza conference, where it was absolutely clear that substance abuse treatment payment models are going to change drastically in the next few years. Continue Reading...