Behavioral Health Management articles from September 2000

Behavioral Health Management archives from September 2000

So Much for Integration ...
September 1, 2000... Well, the numbers are in--and what they say is so long to the vision of integrating behavioral health services with physical health. In fact, what the numbers tell us is that payers prefer to "carve-out" behavioral health services and are doing...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
September 1, 2000... Dear Editor: I would like to thank Behavioral Health Management for allowing me to respond to the guest editorial "Substance Abuse Treatment Under Managed Care: The Emperor's New Clothes" by Richard A. Rawson, PhD (Behavioral Health...

A Failure to Communicate.
September 1, 2000... Michelle Byron, PsyD, is very angry. This August she attended a symposium at the American Psychological Association (APA) convention where U.S. Representative Ted Strickland (D-OH) lamented the failure of President Kennedy's vision of...

American Healthcare: How Bad Is It?
September 1, 2000... Healthcare in the United States is going through incredible turmoil. I have been in the healthcare field since 1973, and the last two years have been astonishing. Change is inevitable. As a consultant I often facilitate change, but what I am...

The Many Varieties of Assessment Software.
September 1, 2000... Psychological evaluations occur in any setting where it is necessary to objectively evaluate human behavior. Today, more than ever before, providers of behavioral health services are using assessment software to assist them in this process....

WATCH FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
September 1, 2000... At the risk of stating the obvious, the behavioral healthcare industry needs affordable relief from the mountains of administrative tasks that are required to conduct business. Claims management, managed care company requirements, state...

new technologies, new consumers-new marketshare.
September 1, 2000... Have you noticed? The behavioral health field is being shaped by a consumer movement that is more knowledgeable, better organized and more clearly heard than ever before. Equipped with evidence-based data and fueled by the omnipresent Internet,...

Keys to Reducing Rehospitalization.
September 1, 2000... What mental health patients need to stay out of hospitals: A review A common concern among mental health workers and physicians is the rate of recidivism among mental health patients. The ultimate goal of inpatient treatment is to return...

Reducing the High Cost of "The Meeting Culture".
September 1, 2000... Staff meetings are necessary but don't have to be a waste of time and money We in the behavioral healthcare industry like to call meetings and convene blue ribbon panels, but we need to rethink our predilection for meetings. The shrinking...

Refocusing for Next Year.
September 1, 2000... I've just returned from Behavioral Health Management's annual editorial planning summit in Cleveland, where the 2001 editorial, trade show, circulation and advertising strategies were laid out. There was no shooting from the lip by our magazine...

The Eli Lilly/NMHCC Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Awards.
September 1, 2000... In 1996, Eli Lilly and Company, together with the National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC), began sponsoring a first-of-its-kind annual competition to recognize managed behavioral health programs that have developed unique, innovative and...

A STUDY IN OUTREACH.(Riverbend Community Mental Health Inc.)
September 1, 2000... Founded in 1963, Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc., has a multifaceted involvement in its community. Serving a population of about 130,000 in and around New Hampshire's Merrimack County, it offers a full range of responsive and accessible...

United Behavioral Health's Public Mental Health Partnership in Clark County, Washington.
September 1, 2000... Clark County is the fastest-growing county in the state of Washington. The city of Vancouver, the county seat, is the state's fourth largest city. Since 1996, United Behavioral Health (UBH) has been under contract with Clark County to provide...

Building a Community Through Education.(Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center)
September 1, 2000... The 1965 Watts riots have become ingrained in the memory of Americans old enough to remember news reports of that community's fierce eruption. Yet the aftermath of that episode in South Central Los Angeles brought the community some unexpected...