Behavioral Health Business December 1, 2023
Many behavioral health providers, including Lyra Health, Pyramid and Recovery Centers of America, boast that they offer “evidence-based” care.
Evidence-based care typically means that clinicians have been trained in research-backed practices, but there is no consensus in the industry. Thus, the term “evidence-based” may be as helpful in determining quality of care as the “natural” label is for deciding which jar of peanut butter to buy, industry insiders told Behavioral Health Business. While couching care practices in evidence is crucial, the behavioral health industry may have a single-minded approach to evidence-based care.
“When we talk about evidence-based care, most people are using it very loosely,” Alethea Varra, senior vice president of clinical care at Lyra Health, told Behavioral Health Business....