Payers have increasingly pushed for measurement-based care, but experts question whether the behavioral health industry has the tools to broadly implement the practice. Measurement-based care, in which clinical data is collected throughout treatment, may increase the likelihood that a patient receives evidence-based care. Implementing the practice requires a whole-person approach that includes contextualization and cultural […]
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Nearly half of all individuals in outpatient mental health care said they do not get care in their preferred setting, according to new survey data. The survey report highlights the various trade-offs and downsides of the rise of telehealth in outpatient mental health. About 45% of respondents said their mental health clinician did not consider […]
Even after regulatory crackdowns at the state and federal levels in recent years, many residential treatment programs are still using questionable tactics to recruit individuals for expensive substance use disorder (SUD) services, according to a newly published study in the journal Health Affairs. For the study, researchers from the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of […]