Behavioral Health Management articles from May 1995

Behavioral Health Management archives from May 1995

A federal agency redefines itself. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)(includes related information)
May 1, 1995... Nelba Chavez, head of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services since last fall, recently warned behavioral health professionals that the Clinton Administration plans to...

A corporate purchaser looks at outcomes. (interview with Chevron Corp.'s EAP Services manager Ken Collins)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... An interview with Ken Collins, Manager of EAP Services, the Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, CA For any behavioral care outcomes program, the ultimate audience is, of course, the purchaser of those services. In the managed care realm, that...

Basic decisions in planning outcome studies: careful planning will determine the "outcome" of outcomes research.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... Careful planning will determine the "outcome" of outcomes research Psychiatric illness treatment is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Some of these changes are a result of psychopharmacological advances (e.g.SSRIs), but much of the change is...

The American Psychological Association's response to the outcomes challenge. (standards for outcomes measurement)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... The APA offers its standards - and plans - for outcomes measurement. The key word is "balance". The current push for outcomes research and measures is being driven by marketplace demands for accountability. Health care payers want a concrete...

Using "normative data" for outcomes comparisons.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... Outcomes data gain in meaning and usefulness for treatment planning when they can be compared with other outcomes Regardless of how any health care plan evolves, practitioners, patients, payers and case managers will be looking for the best...

Outcomes analysis: guiding beacon or bogus science?(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... This "new darling" of the behavioral health field has a piece missing, i.e., critical pathways The past five years have seen an explosion in the number of companies touting the virtues of outcomes data to guide organizations' continuous...

Achieving meaningful results from small outcomes studies.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... A method for extracting statistical victory from defeat after hearing that "your sample size is too small" Outcome measurement systems are no better than the statistics they generate. That truism encompasses important assumptions, i.e., that we...

Inhalants: a growing health concern.
May 1, 1995... In 1993, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced a shifting trend in the drug use patterns of the nation's youth. The use of inhalants among eighth-graders increased from 17.4% to 19.4% between the years 1992 and 1993. NIDA...

Shawnee Hills: a case study in outcomes assessment.
May 1, 1995... Headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, Shawnee Hills, Inc. is a community behavioral health service organization with 1,200 employees, a $40 million annual budget, and more than 50 service centers serving more than 6,500 clients at any given...

The strategic advantage perspective on outcomes. (interview with Strategic Advantage Inc.'s Murray Naditch)
May 1, 1995... Once a luxury that few treatment providers could afford, effective outcome measurement has become a basic survival tool that treatment providers and managed care organizations cannot live without. The ability to effectively collect and utilize...

A methodological approach advances outcome measurement.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... As the managed behavioral health industry explores outcomes assessment, a Los Angeles network puts the building blocks in place Great strides have been made in a very short time in the acceptance of universal performance measures for health...

Getting started with outcomes.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... Behavioral health care providers face the dilemma all health care providers face - what are the actual results of our services? Do our treatments achieve their objectives? In (short, what is the outcome? This is a dilemma because the answer...