Evernorth & Behavioral Health Center Of Excellence Developing Quality Measures For Applied Behavior Analysis Outcomes

Evernorth, the health services business of Cigna Corporation, and Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), a health services accreditor, are developing performance measures to assess the quality of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) treatment for autism. The product—a set of quality measures focused on ABA outcomes—will be used by Evernorth and by Cigna employer-sponsored or marketplace exchange health plans to inform value-based care initiatives. The measure set will gather data to help consumers, provider organizations, and payers assess the overall quality of ABA treatment and consumer outcomes as aligned with existing national health care quality standards in . . .