AABH-OH Conference

PHP/IOP 101 and
Measurement Based Care

by Gretchen Johnson, DNP, MSN, RN-BC and Larry Meikel, MBA

This presentation is a one-day double feature.  The morning session will be the ever-popular PHP/IOP 101, covering the basics of PHP and IOP services including policy and procedure development, defining technical requirements, EHR integration, staffing and QAPI expectations, among others.

The afternoon session provides detailed review of the Measurement-Based Care standards, identification of accepted assessment tools, tool definition, policy updates, sample integration of the MBC process with the treatment plan, treatment plan review activities, aggregating data and information on billing/reimbursement for MBC reviews for Medicare patients.  Attendees should be able to leave the training and have everything necessary to implement the process and to be fully compliant with the Joint Commission standard.

Speaker Bios
Gretchen Johnson DNP, MSN, RN-BC. As a board certified psychiatric nurse, Dr. Johnson has worked with Pine Rest for over 17 years in various roles including staff nurse, nurse manager on multiple units, Clinical Services Director for Nursing in Hospital Based Services, and most recently, as the Director of Nursing for the Behavioral Health Solutions Team. In her current role, she provides consultation and assessments of various behavioral health programs in Michigan and nationally that seek to improve care, provides ongoing oversight of inpatient behavioral units in different areas of Michigan, and has developed curriculum for psychiatric nurses and technicians working in the inpatient setting. Dr. Johnson is a board member and President Elect of the Association of Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare, a national organization that provides support, advocacy, education, and training for PHPs and IOPs. She also is a member of the Association of Behavioral Healthcare-Michigan. She has expertise in inpatient nursing care, Partial Hospital Programs, and perinatal mood disorders. During her time working in hospital based services, Dr. Johnson was instrumental in implementing the Relationship-Based Care model and the opening of the Mother and Baby Partial Hospital Program. She is passionate about excellent patient care across the behavioral health continuum.  

Larry Meikel, MBA