Mental Health, substance use disorder, and behavioral health compliance information for facilities and providers.
A behavioral health compliance officer walks through what it actually takes to launch an Intensive Outpatient Program: state licensure, ASAM Level 2.1 alignment, accreditation sequencing, EKRA exposure, and the capital math most consultants skip.
JCAHO is now The Joint Commission. For behavioral health operators, accreditation applies to your organization and certification applies to specific programs inside it. Here is what that distinction actually unlocks in payer access, deemed status, and enterprise value.
Starting an OTP means clearing four gatekeepers in the right order: the SOTA, SAMHSA CSAT, the DEA, and an accrediting body. Sariah Hopkins walks operators through the 12 to 24 month critical path, the 2024 rule changes, and the P&L realities.
Behavioral health operators keep asking for fun ways to prepare for Joint Commission surveys. The honest answer: gamified drills only work when they map directly to the BHC manual, NPSG.15.01.01, and the SAFER Matrix. Here is what we run, and what it changes on survey day.
CareSource’s retroactive Medicaid clawbacks in Ohio have pulled ODM, JMOC, and state lawmakers into the conversation. For behavioral health operators, this is a leading indicator of tightening post-payment audits. Here is what to do in the next 30, 60, and 90 days.
A behavioral health operator’s guide to the Optum credentialing application: Provider Express submission, CAQH ProView requirements, accreditation choice, NCQA cycles, and what to do when the application stalls at 90 days and your census is waiting.
Medicaid agencies in five states have throttled new behavioral health provider enrollment over FWA concerns. Credentialing timelines are stretching past 180 days, revalidation packets are getting kicked back, and site visits are pulling apart enrollment files. Here is how operators should respond.
The Joint Commission’s BHC accreditation runs on chapter-level standards, NPSGs, and unannounced surveys. Sariah Hopkins of Atlantic Health Strategies breaks down the standards that fail operators most often, what surveyors actually score, and how findings translate to payer contracts and deal value.
A behavioral health feasibility study quantifies demand, payer mix, licensure pathway, and pro forma economics for a proposed treatment center in a specific catchment. Sariah Hopkins explains what belongs in the deliverable, when operators should commission one, and what disqualifies a market.
Florida AHCA and DCF surveyors keep citing operators for the same handful of mistakes. Sariah Hopkins breaks down what AHS sees in the field, what triggers deficiencies, and what operators can fix before the next survey window opens.
