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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Preparing for the New Normal Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 19, 2020 The last 5 months have been gut-wrenchingly difficult for everyone and the next year isn’t likely to be any easier. Continue Reading...