One Step At A Time (Or Several At Once): Improving Quality Measurement In Behavioral Health
Background & Purpose
Recent health reforms such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA / PPACA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), along with endorsements by health care bodies such as the Institute of Medicine (IOM), have brought increased resources and requirements for measuring and assessing health care quality. Within the field of behavioral health, however, questions remain regarding developing, validating, and using quality measures. In a recent article entitled “Quality Measures For Mental Health And Substance …