Accountability is the Future of Managed Behavioral Health: The Evolution of Public Sector Managed Care And its Implications For Providers

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry Analysis

As the public mental health environment changes, public sector mental health organizations are increasingly faced with accountability to an increasing variety of stakeholders. This diverse mix of stakeholders includes legislators; consumers and other service recipients; families of consumers and consumer advocates; communities and local governance bodies; regulatory and accrediting organizations; providers, owners and investors.

While these stakeholders have always been present in the public sector to one degree or another, when managed care models are deployed in . . .