Also in the new Health Affairs, Harold Alan Pincus, M.D., and colleagues provide an overview of current measures of behavioral health, identify priorities for measure development, and outline the most significant challenges. Although there are more than 500 measures related to behavioral health, only 5 percent are used in quality-reporting programs, the authors say.
Gaps in Quality Measures for Mental Health and Substance Use
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