Newsletter Articles | June 30, 1998
MBHOs “Up in Arms” Over Delay of NCQA Behavioral Health Accreditation Standards for MCOs
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Cover Story
"We only want any organization that manages behavioral care to meet the same standards," said Clarke Ross, executive director of the American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association. He was referring to the outrage expressed by managed behavioral health care organizations (MBHOs) over the decision of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to postpone the meeting of behavioral health accreditation standards for managed care organizations with in-house behavioral programs. The original target date for meeting these standards had been . . .