MyNDTALK - Evidence Based Treatment Options - Joanna Conti
Although the Joint Commission has mandated that addiction treatment programs systematically use symptom scales throughout patient care (measurement-based care), many centers do not have measurement-based care in place today. Today's guest, Joanna Conti, says "Measurement-based care gives clinicians the ability to be more effective in real-time. It lets them identify groups of patients who are not progressing as well as others - important information that's usually invisible without MBC. This is helping clinicians be more effective and keeping patients in therapy and out of danger." Joanna Conti is CEO of Vista Research Group one of a small number of research companies helping to make measurement- based care for possible behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations. "Our clients are extremely busy and need high quality tools that are easy to use and cost-effective." Joanna shares the experiences in her personal life that brought her to do the work about which she is so passionate today.