Introducing INSIGHT Detox Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate May 28, 2018 By monitoring the severity of underlying co-occurring disorders, progress monitoring has proven to help patients in addiction treatment get better faster. But deeply-uncomfortable patients in the throes of acute withdrawal may find it difficult to answer detailed questions. Continue Reading...
Do You Really Want to Build Your Own Outcomes Management System? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Feb 12, 2018 Now that many state licensing organizations have joined the Joint Commission in requiring treatment programs to use patient-reported feedback to inform clinical care, centers are exploring a variety of different options. Should you consider building your own? Continue Reading...
2018 - The Year Outcomes-Driven Treatment Arrives! Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 13, 2017 The behavioral health care industry has been far behind other areas of health care in using patient-reported data to improve treatment results. But 2018 is the year this is going to change! Continue Reading...
Moving to Measurement-Based Care Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Apr 20, 2017 Measurement-based care is the practice of gathering patient-reported data via symptom rating scales and using them to inform treatment. Advocated by leaders in behavioral health care for 20 years, SAMHSA recognizes MBC as evidence-based practice. Continue Reading...
The Missing Key to Improving Addiction Treatment Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Mar 3, 2017 In the last 10 years, the treatment lung cancer patients receive has improved drastically. Can we use data to promote similar improvements in addiction treatment? Continue Reading...
Think Your Center Does an Amazing Job Treating Addiction? Prove It! Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Apr 18, 2016 The problem that effective addiction treatment programs have is that without data there’s no way for prospective patients or payers to know how good they are. And this lack of data has life-and-death repercussions. Continue Reading...
Defining Addiction Treatment Outcomes Success Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jan 24, 2016 As the brave new world of outcomes measurements comes to substance abuse treatment, one of the most important things is to agree on a simple, easy-to-understand definition of success. Continue Reading...