WellStone Part of Growing Trend of Behavioral Health Providers Moving Toward Value-Based Care

As health care continues to move more in the direction of value-based care, there is seemingly increased recognition among providers that either they get on board with the transition to measurement-based outcomes for patients or get left behind, reports Behavioral Health Business.

Scourges like the pandemic and the substance use disorder epidemic have resulted in a surge in demand for behavioral health services. As a result, it has arguably never been more important for behavioral health providers to demonstrate effective treatment outcomes in order to better negotiate with payors.

One such provider working toward those ends is Huntsville, Alabama-based WellStone, which treats over 13,000 patients annually across 12 behavioral health facilities in northern Alabama. Read more.

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