Why It's Inaccurate to Extrapolate Success Rates from a Small Base of Patients Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 9, 2020 Vista Research Group often gets asked why we don’t report a treatment center’s abstinence success rate based solely upon the responses of the patients we reach post-treatment. Continue Reading...
Promoting Treatment Center Success Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate May 31, 2020 Treatment outcomes matter. More than simply for the purpose of promoting your program, they matter because great treatment has a high potential for saving lives. Continue Reading...
Using Outcomes Research to Improve Clinical Care & Differentiate Your Program Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Feb 23, 2020 Academic research has shown that the process of monitoring how patients are feeling during treatment helps patients get better faster, particularly those hard-to-treat patients who are struggling. Continue Reading...
Attract More Patients by Promoting Your Success Rate Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jan 29, 2020 Help your treatment program stand out by providing the information people searching for treatment are desperate for – hard data on your center’s success rate. Continue Reading...
Announcing the 2019 "Excellence in Treatment" Winners Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 2, 2019 Sixteen leading addiction treatment centers applied for the 2019 Excellence in Treatment award by submitting six-month or twelve-month post-treatment outcomes results for their patients. Four treatment centers with the best post-treatment abstinence rates received awards. Continue Reading...
Many SUD Treatment Providers Struggling Despite High Demand Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Mar 28, 2019 The field of substance use disorder treatment is going through a period of tremendous upheaval. Despite the high need for their services, 23% of addiction treatment providers in a small, informal study reported being concerned about their ability to remain in business. Continue Reading...
Please Don't Shoot the Messenger! Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jan 13, 2019 When the first J.D. Power surveys of car quality came out, the leaders of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler all wasted many years questioning the research methodology and pooh-poohing its findings. As Vista releases the first independent addiction treatment outcomes research in decades, we can’t afford the same kind of hubris. When addiction treatment fails, people die Continue Reading...
Achieving High Outcomes Research Response Rates Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 12, 2018 Over the last 2½ years, Vista has attempted to contact more than 2,000 addiction treatment patients to learn how they’re doing post-treatment. As we’ve grown, we’ve learned that several factors have a strong impact on our ability to connect with the patients. Continue Reading...
How Should the Industry Respond to John Oliver's Expose? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate May 24, 2018 John Oliver aired a devastating expose of the addiction treatment industry Sunday night on his show Last Week Tonight. How should the industry respond? Continue Reading...
The Future of Addiction Treatment Podcast with Nick Jaworski Podcast Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Apr 21, 2018 In this episode of The Recovery Executive Podcast, Joanna Conti speaks with Nick Jaworski about why collecting clinical outcomes data is increasingly crucial for addiction treatment centers. Continue Reading...