NatCon 2025
Join NCQA at booth #426 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for NatCon25.
We’ll be engaging with mental health and substance use experts on demonstrated strategies to improve access to quality behavioral healthcare in communities across the country.
MEET WITH NCQA
Select a date and time to speak with a member of our team at NatCon25.
Driving Quality and Accountability in Behavioral Health
NCQA recognizes the critical role behavioral health, mental health conditions and substance use disorders play in a person’s overall health, and the need for better quality measurement and improved access to care across the behavioral health service continuum.
NCQA is using our experience and capacity as a national accreditor to expand our behavioral health Accreditation and Recognition products. We accredit MBHOs and certified community behavioral health centers (CCBHC), and we incorporated behavioral health measures into HEDIS® (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set). Many Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance plans use HEDIS in quality reporting and value-based purchasing.
A Roadmap to Quality Care for CCBHCs
CCBHCs are a vital part of the behavioral health safety net, offering 24/7 crisis services and timely access to outpatient care for an estimated 3 million individuals.
As states address the national behavioral health crisis, they need support in scaling the CCBHC model to help ensure patients have access to integrated, evidence-based care.
Our CCBHC Accreditation program helps behavioral health organizations streamline the SAMHSA certification process through a standardized survey and hands-on support, easing state oversight burden and expanding access to behavioral health services for underserved populations.
