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...
How YOU Can Help Dramatically More Patients Recover from Addiction Report Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 12, 2021 The results are in. Among 17 treatment centers that have been systematically monitoring patients during and after treatment for more than a year, more patients reported being in recovery six months post-treatment during the second year the center was doing outcomes research at 14 of the centers (82%!). 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...
The Importance of Length of Stay on Addiction Treatment Outcomes Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 8, 2021 Vista’s outcomes research confirms what most treatment professionals have long believed -- the longer a patient remains in treatment, the more likely they are to be abstinent one month, six months and twelve months post-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...
How Do Your Treatment Completion Rates Compare? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 29, 2021 We've been surprised by the wide range of treatment completion rates among our clients. Among short-term residential treatment programs attending an Outcomes Summit, the percentage of patients who successfully completed treatment ranged between 43% and 97%. Continue Reading...
Introducing the State of Addiction 2021 Report Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 7, 2021 A comprehensive overview of COVID-19's impact on individuals struggling with drug or alcohol addiction and the commercial addiction treatment centers that care for them. 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...