The Practice Assessment Tool (PAT) is a self-assesment tool that helps providers assess and evaluate progress towards and readiness for value-based service delivery, by benchmarking progress along CMS’s five “phases of transformation.” Originally designed for primary care providers, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing developed the Behavioral Health PAT, which…
In the spring of 2019, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing partnered with the Center for Health Care Strategies to conduct an environmental scan of value-based payment models for behavioral health services. The culminating report, Behavioral Health Provider Participation in Medicaid Value-based Payment Models: An Environmental Scan and Policy Considerations,…
This report explores core business competencies that many organizations struggle with including: budget management and return on investment calculations, transparent sharing of financial data, and demonstrating the value organizations can bring to value-based payment models. Generated through a series of interviews, this resource distills best practices and lessons learned from…
This report details the impact, lessons learned and recommendations from implementation of Care Transitions Support Services (CTSS). CTSS provided short-term, transitional support for clients discharged from a psychiatric hospitalization with the goal of goals of achieving outpatient visits within 7 or 30 days post-discharge and reducing 30-day mental health…
The Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) Change Package is a guidance framework document developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) descrives the changes needed for clinical transformation and value-based payment preparedness. This guide provides concrete change tactics for improving patient and family-centered care design, continuous, data-driven quality…