February 2004 – Tips & Topics

TIPS and TOPICS Volume 1, No. 10 February 2004 In this issue – SAVVY…….. – SKILLS…….. – SOUL……… – STUMP the SHRINK… – SUGGESTIONS……… – SHARING SOLUTIONS……. – Until next time…….. WELCOME! On February 11, 2004 there was a press release from Join Together- a project of the Boston University School of Public Health- that had convened a national policy panel in the summer of 2002. Their task was to address the quality of treatment for substance use disorders. The panel’s primary recommendation called for a fundamental change in the payment system for treating drug and alcohol disorders – that payment should be based on the results achieved; that purchasers of treatment services should reward results.