National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Conference Focuses on Collaboration Gaps Between Inpatient & Outpatient Care

April 16, 2007

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Conference Focuses on Collaboration Gaps Between Inpatient & Outpatient Care On March 27, 2007, the 37th annual National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) Conference featured recommendations of an independent panel of experts convened to develop a consensus approach to coordination between inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment settings to minimize gaps in care. The panel sought to consider ways help patients avoid becoming “lost in transition.” The 24-member panel included representatives from leading accrediting bodies and hospital and community treatment organizations, as well as patients, family members, researchers . . .