The Federal government created confidentiality laws to protect patient information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, which all federally assisted addiction treatment centers must follow. Alumni programs...
The hallmark of a successful alumni program is getting everybody involved. CEOs, clinical staff, the admissions team, and therapists should realize the crucial role alumni engagement can play in the recovery of their patients. But how can we get the...
Having great ideas on alumni activities is one thing. Being able to convince the CEO of your facility to get on board and pay for them can be quite another. It becomes easier once CEOs realize how much their organization can benefit from an active...
It has been estimated that 20–25 percent of patients admitted to specialized addiction treatment in the United States leave on an administrative discharge (AD), i.e. are “kicked out” for various infractions prior to completing their treatment. Some...
Alumni programs should be an integral part of the transition from rehab back to the real world and thus become a vehicle for lifelong sobriety. Alumni programs help reduce relapse rates and are associated with higher referral rates. The people that...