Apr 21, 2026 by Barrins & Associates
CCBHC, CMS, Community Behavioral Health, SAMHSABH Organizations, Hospitals
For community behavioral health organizations, the greatest risks rarely occur during clinical encounters. They emerge between visits, during care transitions, and in the complex realities of the communities their patients call home. As care models evolve and crisis...
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Nov 24, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Behavioral Health, Brent C. James, CCBHC, Philip Crosby, quality improvement, Revenue Cycle, ROIBH Organizations, Hospitals
Long before “doing more with less” became a leadership cliché, Phillip Crosby, quality guru, known for the concept of Zero Defects and author of the influential book, Quality Is Free, showed that quality doesn’t drain resources — it protects them. Crosby’s classic...
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Jan 9, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Behavioral Health Home, BHH, CARF, CCBHC, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, COA, crisis mental health care, HRSN, IBH, Innovative Care Model, Medicaid, Medicare, mental health, person-centered Care, primary care screening, screen, SMI, SUD, TJC, value-based paymentBH Organizations, Hospitals
On December 18, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the selection of Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, and South Carolina state Medicaid agencies to participate in the Innovation in Behavioral Health Model (IBH). This initiative, which...
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Jan 5, 2024 by Barrins & Associates
CCBHC, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, Compliance, EPs, Joint Commission, SAMHSA, Standards, SurveyBH Organizations, Hospitals
Joint Commission launched its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) accreditation program on July 1, 2023. Recently, the Joint Commission approved a set of new and revised CCBHC requirements specifically designed for organizations selecting the CCBHC...
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