Quality Improvement

Strategic Approach to Care Coordination Drives Better Outcomes in ER
While coordinating care for patients with mental health disorders is critical, it is often challenging—or even overlooked—in the complex U.S. healthcare system. Evidence-based care transition models can significantly improve outcomes, especially in emergency department settings.
2020 NCAD Champion | Peggy Terhune, PhD
Fueled by personal experiences, Peggy Terhune, PhD, leads North Carolina-based Monarch with a vision of continuous improvement and innovation, and a trauma-informed approach to treatment for patients and their families.
Fanfare for the Commonsense Executive: Good Enough Decisions in a Quality Improvement World
CEOs routinely make final decisions and hope they are advancing the best interests of the organization. How much should they rely on the team, especially those devoted to quality improvement (QI) strategies? How much should they rely on their judgment?
ATLAS Platform to Measure Quality of Treatment, Link Patients to Care
A new site is launching in July with the aim of bringing more uniformity to the measurement of addiction treatment and helping patients find care with standardized information on the quality of facilities.
Joint Commission’s Revised Requirements for SUD Treatment Take Effect July 1
The Joint Commission has unveiled a series of revisions to its standards for providing substance use disorder treatment to increase consistency among providers and improve quality of care.
Mental Healthcare Providers Can Play a Role in Reducing Racism
What is our role in mental healthcare in this ongoing and unprecedented national crisis? Here are seven ways we can make a difference.
Behavioral Health as an Agent of Change, Part III: Primary Care Redesign
Psychosocial factors are clearly important in determining health status and driving primary care visits. If we are prepared, the primacy of behavior change in health improvement could place our field on the frontlines of healthcare delivery.
Behavioral Health as an Agent of Change, Part II: Improved Health
A focus on health obliges professionals to address wellness and wellbeing. While the focus may exist outside the bounds of the diagnostic manuals, professional attention is warranted.
Behavioral Health as an Agent of Change, Part I: Preventable Costs
As the healthcare sector grows to 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) with no reversal in sight, demands for change are increasingly dire. For starters, how can behavioral healthcare help solve the dilemma of healthcare costs?
Outcomes Panel: Plenty of Signs of Hope for More Effective Evaluation
An NCAD East panel suggested that the addiction treatment community may be turning the corner on outcome evaluation that has historically stymied the field's progress.
FDA picks eight medical device firms to help battle opioid crisis
Eight medical device makers, including a startup that uses virtual reality to treat chronic pain, topped an innovation contest aimed at addressing the opioid crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last week.
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