
Measurement-Based Care
Activity description
In alignment with OBC’s 2025 clinical initiative to increase provider adoption of measurement-informed care, this course is designed to strengthen foundational knowledge and offer a step-by-step guide for implementing this approach in clinical practice. Participants will explore the benefits of measurement-based care (MBC), become familiar with commonly used measurement tools and learn how to effectively integrate these measures into treatment sessions. The learner journey will include practical case examples paired with corresponding clinical rationale, to help learners apply concepts in real-world scenarios.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and the behavioral coaching community.
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the core principles and key features of MBC, also known as routine outcome monitoring.
- Cite evidence from the research literature that supports the effectiveness of MBC in clinical practice.
- Discuss how to apply the basic tenets of measurement-based care to their clinical practice.
- Discuss strategies for effective collaboration with interprofessional teams to promote overall mental wellness, including engaging in regular team meetings, sharing insights from different disciplines, and developing integrated care plans that address the holistic needs of patients.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Presenter
Meredith Mebane, LCSW
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
Optum Behavioral Care
Activity planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Peggy Jones
Instructional Design Manager
Optum Behavioral Care
Regina Owens
Learning and Development Director
Optum Behavioral Care
Dyan Zuber
Senior Instructional Designer
Optum Behavioral Care
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenters and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statementIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hour.
Social workersAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.
Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals. Check with your board to be sure.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 APA - Psychologists
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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