Meeting treatment criteria for a client through the utilization review process is becoming more and more dependent on outcomes data as payers are seeking evidence based treatment for clinical appropriateness. Outcomes data collection can help your utilization review teams submit better reports to insurances and can better address an appeal for extended treatment.
How can Technology help with this process? – Outcomes Data with One Step Software is the answer:
- Digital Outcomes Surveys – more actionable data without all the paperwork headaches
- The outcomes surveys available within One Step Software are Joint Commission approved for collecting client data – providing credible data points in telling the story of a client’s clinical progress or regress during treatment
- One Step Software can also customize surveys to meet program specific goals or we can add your desired outcomes surveys into your account
- Gathering benchmark metrics at your initial assessment at admit can provide great information when needing to share a treatment plan with payers to validate the services and length of stay that is best suited for the client’s success
- The Outcomes data collected in One Step will serve very valuable in articulating the symptoms that cause difficulty in day-to-day functioning when submitting to the utilization review team of a payer
- Automation – Let the technology do the work for you
- Your teams have their core workflows, with One Step Software you can automate the collection of outcomes survey data to reduce additional task for your team overall
- Scheduled survey are sent securely to your client’s via the HIPAA compliant mobile One Step Client App, you can schedule a cadence such as every two weeks – the more structured data you have the better you can analyze your client’s treatment plan
- Patient Engagement Post Program – Be the first to support an Alumni who needs more treatment, powered by the One Step Mobile Client App
- Payers want to know your Alumni’s success rate – continuing to be a resource and support for your post program clients is a powerful way to keep them on track in their recovery journeys
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- Post program surveys can help you validate your metrics when working with payers by providing post program outcomes data (submitted by your client and not a third party!)
- You can use your post program outcomes data when negotiation with payers, the data will help you illustrate how successful your treatment is and better position you when requesting future treatment extensions
Are you ready to start collection meaningful outcomes data for your program?! We can help you with developing this strategy and we have the right software tools to empower this effort. Contact us and let’s get started on outcomes data collection together.