Behavioral Health Services Outcomes. The Contractor shall require Behavioral Health Providers to measure and collect clinical outcomes data, to incorporate that data in treatment planning and within the medical record, and to make clinical outcomes data available to the Contractor, upon request; The Contractor’s Behavioral Health Provider contracts shall require the provider to make available Behavioral Health Clinical Assessment and outcomes data for quality management and Network Management purposes; The Contractor shall use outcome measures based on behavioral health care best practices. As directed by EOHHS, the Contractor shall collaborate with Behavioral Health Providers to develop outcome measures that are specific to each Behavioral Health Service type. Such outcome measures may include: Recidivism; Adverse occurrences; Treatment drop‑out; Length of time between admissions; and Treatment goals achieved. External Audit/Accreditation Results The Contractor shall inform EOHHS if it is nationally accredited or if it has sought and been denied such accreditation and authorize the accrediting entity to submit to EOHHS, at the direction of EOHHS, a copy of its most recent accreditation review including the expiration date, the recommended action or improvements, corrective action plans, and summaries of findings if any, in addition to the results of other quality‑related external audits, if any.
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