Description
Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is an essential element of clinical practice for psychiatrists seeking quality and value in the care they deliver. The routine use of symptom measurement in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring has consistently been associated with significant improvements in outcomes, patient-clinician collaboration, and population health management. Despite the clear value of MBC in clinical practice, adoption has been slow. At times, real-world MBC implementation is hampered by relevant characteristics of practice environments like multimorbidity or health literacy. In other cases, sub-optimal MBC implementation can be attributed to clinican or practice factors like reimbursement, billing capacity, technological resources, administrative support, and clinical workflows. Presenters have all been participants in a workgroup of the the APA Council on Quality Care, which has developed a resource document aimed at incentivizing MBC in psychiatric practice. The resource document will serve as the foundation for the workshop. This collaborative workshop will outline evidence surrounding the routine use of MBC to drive quality and outcomes for psychiatric practices and present a framework that can assist psychiatrists in taking steps toward implementation. Workshop participants will be divided into small groups sharing similar practice characteristics and tasked with assessing the readiness of their practice to begin implementation. Next, participants will identify actions they can take to begin implementation utilizing the framework presented. Workshop panelists and presenters will facilitate small group discussions, measure review and selection, and use of the framework. Finally, small groups will report out their plans, and discuss practice characteristics that may challenge and facilitate implementation. Workshop panelists will facilitate a discussion and shared question and answer session reviewing levels of the framework and sharing their experience in implementation of MBC across different health systems.
Format
Recorded webinar.
This content was recorded during the APA 2023 Annual Meeting.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the value of implementation of Measurement-Based Care across various practice settings.
- Discuss and share the importance of adapting different measures to different practices and patient populations.
- Review and employ a framework to simplify and adapt Measurement-Based Care to the provider's unique practice environment.
Target Audience
Medical Students, Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, non-psychiatrist Physicians
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 55 minutes
Program Start Date: May 1, 2025
Program End Date: May 1, 2028
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructors
- Erik Vanderlip MD, MPH
- Kathryn Ridout, MD, PhD
- Andrew Carlo MD, MPH
- Carol Alter. MD
Planners
- Vishal Madaan, MD, Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director at the American Psychiatric Association.
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Technical Requirements
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