Behavioral Health Business September 21, 2023
There’s a big problem with measurement-based care in behavioral health that few are talking about: the fact that many clinicians are highly skeptical of payers.
While most therapists use clinical assessments to care for patients, many are concerned about privacy and how health plans will use the data that’s shared with them.
These attitudes come amid a growing push by operators and payers to use measurement-based care metrics, which often include clinical assessments, to demonstrate a behavioral health intervention is working. Behavioral health company Alma examined the topic as part of a newly published survey-report.
Alma is a digital behavioral health company that helps providers streamline their business and work with insurers. Last year, the company closed a $130 million...