The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model has been shown to reduce hospitalizations, cut costs and improve employee recruitment and retention for participants. And on top of all that, it can also help set providers up for success in value-based care models. “CCBHC funds can really help organizations put those building blocks into place…
Amid pervasive workforce shortages and a growing demand for services, Optum Behavioral Health is working to reimagine the way behavioral health care is delivered. CEO Katherine Hobbs Knutson, who joined the company about a year ago, is leading the charge. “That divide between … what exists in the field versus what people actually have access…
In 2019, more than 1 in 5 US adults experienced mental illness, with 5.2% experiencing serious mental illness. In 2020, the percentage of uninsured adults with mental illness increased to 10.5%, and 57% of all US adults experiencing a mental illness received no treatment. Existing issues with the fractured mental health care system in the…
Health plans in the United States are increasingly shifting away from traditional fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement toward value-based care (VBC) models, which incent the quality of care as opposed to quantity. Although the promise of high-quality, cost-effective care is alluring, the adoption of and engagement in these programs has proven challenging for both plans and providers…
Download Slides During this presentation we discuss these important steps to expanding behavioral Health Solutions in your ACO: Provide PCP access to mental health care team and psychiatry services Focus on screenings such as PQH-9, GAD-7, trauma and substance abuse Evidence-based process to reduce symptoms in 50% less time than traditional approach Deliver population-level…
The shift toward value-based payment in healthcare that countless advocates say will cut costs and improve the quality of care isn’t without its downsides. This week’s earnings show the evolution is weighing on some providers’ bottom lines. As more of Universal Health Services’ behavioral health patients move from fee-for-service Medicaid to Medicaid managed-care programs, the…
The transition to value-based care has expanded the definition of patient wellness to include both physical and social health. As patient care stretches into the community, the healthcare workforce begins to center on the community health worker. Community health workers “are frontline public health workers who have a close understanding of the community they serve,”…
Last year, Intermountain Healthcare‘s McKay-Dee Hospital in Utah opened a behavioral health center in hopes of reducing the number of patients who presented at the hospital’s ED with a behavioral health crisis—and officials say the investment is paying off, Maria Castellucci writes for Modern Healthcare. In the years before the new center opened, from 2012…
