Good Addiction Treatment Programs Are Closing. How Do We Stop This? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Mar 18, 2018 As the number of overdose deaths continue to climb, one would think that every addiction treatment center in the United States would be busting at the seams. Instead, many centers are fighting for survival, and far too many are losing the battle. 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...
Do You Have the Data You Need to Prove How Effective Your Treatment Is? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jan 17, 2018 Because behavioral health care is so far behind other areas of health care in using data to measure treatment effectiveness, excellent treatment programs have no way to differentiate themselves from those with mediocre outcomes. It is time for this to change. 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...
Prove You're Complying with JCAHO's New Standard Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 6, 2017 It is important to consider how you will prove to the Joint Commission that you are using patient monitoring to inform clinical care. Continue Reading...
This One Simple Mistake Can Risk Your JCAHO Accreditation Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 20, 2017 Many treatment programs incorrectly believe they’re already in compliance with the Joint Commission's outcome measures standard going into effect on January 1, 2018. Continue Reading...
Getting Started with Outcome Measures Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 21, 2017 Ready to start using Progress Monitoring to help your clinicians provide better care? You can be receiving patient-reported data within a few hours! 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...
Comply with the New Joint Commission MBC Standard Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Apr 11, 2017 Yesterday’s Joint Commission webinar outlined why all accredited behavioral healthcare organizations are being required to start using Measurement-Based Care by January 1st. INSIGHT Addiction™ and INSIGHT Behavioral™ make compliance almost effortless. 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...