INTRODUCTION
Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is pleased to introduce it’s Service System Design Methodology* designed for use by agencies, organizations, communities, and jurisdictions (e.g., state and county governments) involved in transforming and improving how community-based behavioral healthcare services are provided to children and adolescents, and their families.
*Developed by Christopher Marics, MSW and Alan Vietze, LCSW
Rate Structures Before and After Implementing BBI’s Service System Design Methodology
OVERVIEW
BBI’s approach to rate setting can be useful to child-serving organizations interested in:
- Setting reimbursement rates for services designed specifically to address the actual needs of the children, adolescents, and families served.
- Setting rates that are reflective of the “true cost of doing business” so that service providers can deliver the specific high-quality and effective services needed by children, adolescents and their families, while simultaneously sustaining their organizations.
- Employing a rate setting methodology that is transparent, inclusive, and free from hidden assumptions and/or non- or under-funded mandates or requirements
- Employing a rate setting methodology that is flexible enough to accommodate the wide range of varied costs associated with local needs and is easily updated.
- Employing a rate setting methodology that aligns with the core values of the System of Care approach to serving children and adolescents and their families.
If your oversight or residential/community-based organization is interested in learning more about how BBI can help you with the rate-setting service design process, please contact us.