The reform debate rages on (and on). Meanwhile, some very important questions remain unanswered and buried under the weight of “inflammation” rather than meaningful healthcare information. To say that this process has become inflamed and devisive – hijacked by pundits and strategists from both sides of the aisle – is a great understatement at [...]
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 August 13th, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: access, behavioral health, behavioral health providers, evidence-based practices, health, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, outcomes, Parity, primary care, public and community mental health | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation We recently presented to the State Associations of Addictions Services (SAAS) at their annual summit in Tucson where they had joined forces with NIATx (and by extension SAMHSA and NIDA) in the interest of exploring patient engagement strategies, the exchange of process improvement ideas, and understanding how healthcare reform and the Mental Health Parity [...] August 8th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: ASAM, evidence-based practices, health, healthcare, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, SAMHSA, substance use disorder | Advocacy & Education, Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Providers & Networks, Regulations & Legislation Watching the House and Senate debate and planning process and witnessing the media and pundit reaction on television and in the blog-o-sphere everyday, I find it no wonder the average voter is losing confidence. The healthcare debate in this country revolves around some of the most complex economic, scientific, legal and ethical challenges in [...] July 23rd, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, mental health, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, public and community mental health, SAMHSA | Funding and Financing Nowhere is the answer to the business question “Why?” more striking and evident than in healthcare. When people begin to think in terms of “Why do we do this?” and “Why do it that way?”, the answers inherently gush with reasons that make you sit up and take note. And nowhere have we [...] June 27th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: BPM, business process, business process management, clinic, health, healthcare, managed behavioral health organization | Workflow & Business Process |
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