M3 Clinician Receives NCQA Approval For Its Mental Health Tool; First Tool Approved for Mental Health in the Medical Home Prevalidation Effort

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations M3 Clinician was approved by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an approved Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH™) Prevalidation Vendor. M3Clinician is a validated, patient-rated, multidimensional, care coordination tool that screens for behavioral health conditions, including depression, bipolar, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance use disorders. Patients with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are twice as costly when their behavioral health conditions are not identified, misdiagnosed, or improperly treated. Preventable costs include medication nonadherence, overuse of emergency rooms, and excessive hospitalizations. This was reported by PR Newswire . . .