Resources for the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry

Webinars

2019 MIPS Reporting: Everything You Want to Know about Medicare, Quality Reporting, and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry (MBHR)

This webinar, recorded Jan. 23, 2019, features Vaile Wright, PhD, and Diane Pedulla, JD.
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Quality reporting: Measuring outcomes, reporting data, and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry

This webinar, recorded on August 29, 2018, features Vaile Wright, PhD and Diane Pedulla, JD.
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2019 MIPS Reporting: Utilizing the MBHR to Boost Quality and Reimbursement

This webinar, recorded Sep. 26, 2019, features Vaile Wright, PhD, Carol Goodheart, EdD, and Michael Lewis.
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Presentations and Podcasts

Measurement

Understanding the legislative and regulatory trends promoting quality measurement and what to do about it in your practice (PDF, 4MB)

APA staff and outside experts provide an overview of state and federal policies on quality payment programs.

Tracking

The Mental and Behavioral Health Registry: Outcome Tracking for Psychologists

In August 2018, APA launched the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry — an online database for tracking patient outcomes. In this podcast episode, psychologists explain why they support outcome measurement, and how collecting this type of data is essential to a successful practice.

Articles and Handouts

Clinical Data Registries: Tools for Better Practice, Research and Public Health (PDF, 88KB)

An overview of how APA created its own clinical data registry and what psychologists can expect when using it. From Good Practice magazine, Spring/Summer 2017.

Criteria for the Evaluation of Quality Improvement Programs and the Use of Quality Improvement Data

This document provides a set of criteria to be used by psychologists in evaluating quality improvement programs (QlPs) that have been promulgated by health care organizations, government agencies, professional associations or other entities.

Mental and Behavioral Health Registry: Participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System

APA helps you navigate how, when and why you should use the registry. This article provides answers to psychologists' most commonly asked questions about the registry and quality reporting.

Need help tracking patient outcomes?

A new APA tool enables practitioners to monitor patient progress in an effort to improve care and, eventually, reimbursement. (APA Monitor on Psychology magazine, Feb. 2019)

Practice Organization finalizes committee to create new clinical data registry

(PracticeUpdate newsletter, June 15, 2017)

What Your Therapist Doesn't Know

Published in the April 2017 issue of The Atlantic, this article explores how clinical psychologist Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, tracks patient outcomes and how this has improved the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

Survey Tools and Outcome Measures

These survey tools and outcome measures are from existing MIPS measures and measures unique to the MBHR. They can be found as PDFs on the Measures page.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) (PDF, 130KB)

Used with MBHR1 Anxiety Screen – Utilization of GAD-7 tool and MBHR2 Anxiety Response at six months.

Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) (PDF, 31KB)

Used with MBHR6 Sleep Quality Screening and Sleep Response at 3-months.

Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17) (PDF, 130KB)

Used with MIPS measure 370 Depression Remission and Twelve Months and 411 Depression Remission at Six Months.

PROMIS Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities Short Form 8a

Used with MBHR4 Social Role Functioning Outcome utilizing PROMIS.

PROMIS Pain Interference Short Form 8a

Used with MBHR3 Pain Interference Response utilizing PROMIS.