TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Health of green spaces and Merakey, a leading nonprofit provider of behavioral health and development, announced that Merakey has chosen Greenspace to implement measurement-based care (MBC) across the organization to help them maintain their leadership in the industry, by offering leading innovative and efficient services. Their MBC implementation will help provide personalized, high-quality care to more than 50,000 individuals and families across the United States each year. Merakey conducted a detailed market analysis of technology organizations supporting MBC and selected Greenspace as best positioned to help achieve its goal of continuously delivering innovative, evidence-based care.
Merakey’s MBC implementation aims to improve the outcomes of its comprehensive service offering by creating a collaborative system of care. By doing so, all service providers will be aligned on how data is used in care journeys and have easy access to the information they need to understand their clients’ experience, identify areas for improvement in their programs and provide the highest quality of care possible.
Additionally, Merakey is striving to transition to a value-based care (VBC) model, in which compensation is tied to client health outcomes instead of the traditional fee-for-service structure (based solely on the quantity of services provided). This involves leveraging MBC data as a core component of its Value-Based Care contracts. Going beyond complaints data, Merakey can transparently share the effectiveness of its services through results data reported by customers, enabling them to advocate for better contracts and funding to support the high quality of care they provide.
Greenspace Health’s platform helps clinicians, organizations and healthcare systems use a data-driven approach to guide treatment decisions and achieve better clinical outcomes through:
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Increased patient engagement
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Improved clinician-patient communication and therapeutic alliance
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Earlier detection of symptom/health changes
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Improved coordination of care between multiple providers
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Real-time evaluation of program results and effectiveness
“Merakey is an innovative organization that continuously strives to improve services and sets the bar across the country for high quality care,” said Simon Weisz, president of Greenspace Health. “We look forward to working with Merakey to leverage their culture of learning, enabling them to set internal benchmarks, improve clinical oversight, and inform consistent service quality improvement and innovation. .”
“MBC has become one of our highest priority strategic initiatives because we believe we can empower people in care to better understand their mental health, actively participate in the care process, and better communicate their needs and their experiences with their provider, leading to improved services. and the results, said Brandon Fisher, chief strategy officer at Merakey. “By choosing Greenspace, we were able to tick all the boxes: improving care for every individual, building a collaborative care system, advancing our value-based care strategy, and ultimately bringing innovation to the forefront of services. that we provide.”
For more information on measurement-based care, please visit GreenspaceHealth.com.
ABOUT THE HEALTH OF GREEN SPACES
Greenspace is transforming mental health services by improving how mental health care is accessed, measured and delivered. Their measurement platform enables mental health providers and organizations to implement consistent, evidence-based measures (often referred to as routine patient-reported outcome measures or PROMs) in their practice. This model has been proven to have a significant impact on patient outcomes, while generating valuable data for organizations to improve care. Greenspace’s measurement-based care solutions have been implemented in community and private clinics, hospitals and health systems, improving patient experience and supporting better coordination of care and outcomes. To learn more about Measurement Based Care (MBC), please visit www.greenspacehealth.com.
ABOUT MERAKEY
Merakey is a nonprofit organization that serves more than 50,000 people at 700 locations across the United States and strives to provide the highest quality health and social services. They believe everyone deserves a chance to reach their full potential. Since 1969, they have worked every day to enrich the lives of individuals, families and communities. They serve communities by offering a variety of supports, including developmental, behavioral health, and educational resources.