NAATP Launching Initiative to Study Treatment Outcomes

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) announced it is launching a not-for-profit venture that will aim to measure the effectiveness of treatment.

NAATP’s Foundation for Recovery Science and Education (FoRSE) will conduct a treatment outcomes program through a new centralized clinical data repository that allows for data sharing from diverse populations and technology systems. The platform will provide benchmarking reports on aggregated and de-identified data, allowing NAATP to evaluate the outcomes of different services for various populations.

“As the treatment for the disease of substance use disorder establishes its footprint within the larger health care system, it is imperative for its viability, establishment of law and policy, insurance reimbursement, and consumer confidence that providers be able to demonstrate quality of care in the manner the system requires,” NAATP CEO Marvin Ventrell said in a news release. “If we do not do this, we will never be able to successfully address the addiction crisis in this country, and it is a moral imperative that we do so.”

Thus far, 18 treatment facilities are participating as early adopter data sites. More programs will be welcomed to participate as the program evolves, NAATP said in a news release.

The new program is based on NAATP’s outcomes pilot conducted in 2019. It will officially launch at the association’s annual leadership conference, which will take place in December in Denver.