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Developing and Testing Quality Measures to Improve the Quality of Behavioral Health Services

2011-2016
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Improving the quality of behavioral health services is one of the many goals of health care reform. To achieve this, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has developed a National Behavioral Health Quality Framework to establish quality improvement priorities. These priorities include promoting effective prevention, treatment, and recovery; ensuring that behavioral health care is person and family centered; encouraging care coordination; assisting communities to use best practices that enable healthy living; and ensuring that behavioral health care is safe and affordable.

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Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown

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Randall Blair

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Sarah Croake

Sarah Croake

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Allison Wishon

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Alyssa Crawford

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Melissa Azur

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