Only 25% of Behavioral Health Leaders Feel Prepared for Value-Based Care, Citing Concerns Over Data Collection

A new survey shows a hesitance by behavioral health executives to use real-time data gathering to guide care and help their organizations implement value-based care arrangements. The survey — released by Portland-based Owl and trade organization MHCA — measures the attitudes and priorities of nearly 100 community mental health center executives surveyed in October 2021 […]

Amita Health COO: Behavioral Health Providers Who Can’t Quantify the Impact of Care Will Struggle in Value-Based Care World

Amita Health’s behavioral health division adopted measurement-based care because it wanted to understand how and if the care it offered made a difference in the health of its patients. Jason Washburn, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern University and a consultant for Amita Health Behavioral Medicine, said about 15 years ago the Chicago-based health care system […]

WellStone Part of Growing Trend of Behavioral Health Providers Moving Toward Value-Based Care

As health care continues to move more in the direction of value-based care, there is seemingly increased recognition among providers that either they get on board with the transition to measurement-based outcomes for patients or get left behind. Scourges like the pandemic and the substance use disorder epidemic have resulted in a surge in demand […]