The Role of CCBHCs in Reducing Incarceration

• By: Veronica Richardson, MHA, RHIA, CHPS, CHC First Class Solutions, Inc.
• October 12th, 2026
• CCBHCs, community behavioral health, compliance, criminal justice diversion, crisis response, Fall 2026 Issue, reentry, serious mental illness, substance use disorders
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For decades, jails and prisons have functioned as the nation's largest, and least appropriate, providers of mental health and substance use treatment. People with untreated serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) often move repeatedly through arrest, incarceration, release,...

Improving Staff and Patient Satisfaction with Compliance Technology

• By: | InvisALERT Solutions | ObservSMART
• April 24th, 2024
• compliance, data-driven approach, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient and staff satisfaction, personalized care, Spring 2024 Issue, technology
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In Healthcare, behavioral health experiences significant challenges, including physical and psychological components of patient well-being. Successfully addressing these challenges involves integrating data-driven technology into quality of care. This article delves into the correlation between...

Another Call for Quality Improvement

• By: Thomas Grinley, MS, MBA, CMQ/OE, LSSGB, CCISM New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services
• October 7th, 2022
• behavioral health care, clinical outcomes, compliance, Fall 2022 Issue, process measures, quality improvement, root cause analysis
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Twelve years ago, Dr. Anthony Weiss and I presented a paper to the Healthcare Division of the American Society for Quality. We made a call for quality improvement in behavioral health and argued that, in general, what passed for quality improvement was really about compliance. We were echoing a...