CARF Behavioral Health Promising Practices Newsletterhttp://www.carf.org/rss/CARFBHPromisingPractices.aspxPromising_practices_BHPromising Practices BH - Patient-Centered Care Initiative uses frequent surveys to improve organization's services and patient satisfaction - 2011 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/af21ff19-e2e1-42b0-9ff2-3d470fd515b0.pdf <p>Patients complete an initial survey on entering, weekly surveys throughout the course of treatment, and an exit survey when they leave. Family members and referral sources also participate in regularly timed surveys.</p> Al WhitehurstThu, 27 Oct 2011 15:46:38 GMTPromising Practices BH - One call solves it all - Georgia Crisis and Access Line - 2008http://www.carf.org/WorkArea//DownloadAsset.aspx?id=22515 One call solves it all! For a 24-hour hotline, a crisis has no schedule. Promising Practices features organizations that have developed innovative practices. The articles highlight the barriers, solutions, and continued quality improvement of organizations working to support self-directed choices of consumers. Whether it is streamlining business practices or creating new programs, these organizations have some insights worth sharing. Application AdministratorWed, 07 Apr 2010 22:49:28 GMTPromising Practices BH - New Hope Foundation Embraces Technology - 2008http://www.carf.org/WorkArea//DownloadAsset.aspx?id=22514 New Hope Foundation embraces technology. Virtual school is now a virtual reality. Promising Practices features organizations that have developed innovative practices. The articles highlight the barriers, solutions, and continued quality improvement of organizations working to support self-directed choices of consumers. Whether it is streamlining business practices or creating new programs, these organizations have some insights worth sharing. Application AdministratorWed, 07 Apr 2010 22:49:12 GMTPromising Practices BH - Maine service provider enhances billing efficiencies - 2011 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/79026c5f-cc19-44b9-9971-baa3c2cb297e.pdf Kennebec Behavioral Health created a billing application that saves hours of staff time by automatically extracting billable service data and turning the data into bills and reports. Al WhitehurstTue, 10 May 2011 22:23:34 GMTPromising Practices BH - Lights, camera, action - Federal agency gives audiovisual life to methadone treatment - 2011 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/917d41ea-41f3-4426-860f-fa82ca4a6013.pdf SAMHSA/CSAT featured Anti-Aging and Longevity Center of Texas in a documentary to raise awareness about using methadone safely and effectively. Al WhitehurstThu, 18 Aug 2011 18:08:27 GMTPromising Practices BH - Kindred Homes restores youths to their homes and futures - 2012 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/f2be6439-edcc-443d-ac57-fefe0d74c362.pdf Because positive reinforcement is a major component in behavior shaping, youths hear more words of encouragement than criticism. They begin to view adults -- and themselves -- differently. Al WhitehurstTue, 24 Jan 2012 17:57:54 GMTPromising Practices BH - Innovative response to collapsing news industry - 2011 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/206cd744-cfd4-4585-bdc7-2486496423d4.pdf Service providers can take advantage of new opportunities to get their stories placed into newspapers. This communications strategy requires legwork, diplomacy, and writing timely stories.<br /> Al WhitehurstTue, 17 May 2011 21:50:17 GMTBH Promising Practices - Psychiatric services travel to rural patients - 2011 - PDFhttp://www.carf.org/assets/0/245/274/286/289/1fcacca8-7acd-40bd-a519-1ff48bbf0b7f.pdf Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center's solution for service access is direct yet bold. Weekend hours and a clinic on wheels help divert hospital emergency room visits in South Carolina. <br /> Al WhitehurstTue, 22 Mar 2011 21:05:28 GMT