Joint Commission to Offer Behavioral Health Home Certification Option in 2014
(firmenpresse) - OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 -- Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care organizations that are establishing behavior health homes as part of nationwide efforts to expand and improve health services will soon have a certification option.
Beginning in January 2014, The Joint Commission will begin offering a new Behavioral Health Home Certification option. Behavioral health homes integrate physical health care services and behavioral health care to provide treatment that addresses the needs of the whole person. The certification program will provide a framework to better meet the needs of individuals served by emphasizing care coordination and quality. Behavioral health homes integrate physical health care services with behavioral health care to provide treatment that addresses the needs of the whole person. Health home providers do not need to provide all the services themselves, but must ensure that the full array of primary and behavioral health care services is available and coordinated.
are posted on The Joint Commission website through May 24 for comment from the behavioral health care field, and prepublication standards are expected to be available this summer. The Joint Commission developed the proposed standards and survey process with input from experts on the various models of behavioral health homes and from accredited behavioral health organizations in the early stages of offering these services. The certification option has also been informed by The Joint Commission's considerable experience accrediting both behavioral health care and physical health care providers.
"The Joint Commission believes that an integral approach that provides primary physical health care services with behavioral health care yields the best results for all individuals," says Mary Cesare-Murphy, Ph.D., executive director, Behavioral Health Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission. "By focusing on teamwork to provide comprehensive services, behavioral health care organizations that achieve certification will lead the way in improving the lives of Americans."
The Affordable Care Act has enabled many states to establish behavioral health homes. The Joint Commission is working closely with states to acquire recognition for the new certification. State recognition will help behavioral health care organizations meet state Medicaid requirements and improve reimbursement. The Joint Commission will work with Joint Commission accredited behavioral health care providers to acquire state or payer recognition by offering support and technical information.
For more information about the Behavioral Health Home Certification option, please contact Mary Cesare-Murphy, Ph.D., executive director, Behavioral Health Accreditation, at or 630-792-5790, or Peggy Lavin, senior associate director, Behavioral Health Accreditation, at or 630-792-5411.
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