Behavioral Health Business October 24, 2021
The gradual move in behavioral health toward value-based care has shone a bright light on patient outcomes. With government and commercial insurers pivoting away from the traditional fee-for-service payment model, a number of providers are also embracing the arrangement.
As some behavioral health executives tell it, value-based care is an effective way to keep many providers honest when it comes to outcomes. But as far as defining standards to measure outcomes in a value-based system, some providers are hoping to get more of a say-so in the process than they feel they currently have.
Such were the sentiments shared by participants on a panel during the Behavioral Health Business INVEST Conference, held Oct. 14 in Chicago.
“In terms of the...