Using NIATx Process Improvement to Enhance Workforce Recruitment, Hiring, Retention & Promotion

• By: Mathew R. Roosa, LCSW-R Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS), University of Wisconsin–Madison
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, evidence-based practices, NIATx model, PDSA cycle, process improvement, quality improvement, recruitment and retention, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce engagement
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Much of the focus on quality improvement in behavioral health is dedicated to “the what,” as it focuses on enhancing the quality of services through the implementation and sustainment of high-fidelity evidence-based practices. But without also focusing on the process, “the how,” the...

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...

The Center for Practice Innovations: A Resource for the Behavioral Healthcare Workforce

• By: Nancy H Covell, PhD Sapana R. Patel, PhD Paul J. Margolies, PhD Helle Thorning, PhD, LCSW Ilana Nossel, MD Columbia University Lisa B. Dixon, MD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health workforce, continuing education, evidence-based practices, implementation support, integrated care, quality improvement, technical assistance, workforce training
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The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, established the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute (CPI) in 2007 to promote the widespread use of evidence-based practices developed...

The Promise and Peril of Performance Measurement

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• October 1st, 2018
• behavioral healthcare reform, healthcare integration, Medicaid programs, patient outcomes, performance measurement, quality improvement, system transformation, value-based payment
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Few would dispute the assertion that our behavioral healthcare system and the many institutions on which it depends are in a state of transformation, if not upheaval. This transformation is characterized by many overarching themes and trends, most of which aim to enhance the quality of care...

BHN Fall 2018 Issue

• October 1st, 2018
• access to care, behavioral health systems, care coordination, community-based services, healthcare innovation, quality improvement, service integration, system transformation
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"System Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities”   Articles in This...

A Performance Driven System of Care at NYS’s OASAS

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• July 1st, 2018
• clinical assessment tools, healthcare metrics, opioid treatment, quality improvement, recovery monitoring, substance use disorder, treatment outcomes, value-based care
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The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) envisions a performance-driven system of care, one that is adaptable to the changing needs of individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and their families. A learning system that is integrated with healthcare,...