Measurement-Based Care (MBC) adoption is rapidly expanding across North America as more organizations prioritize its implementation in order to elevate the standard of care they deliver and position themselves to succeed under value-based care payment models. National accrediting bodies like The Joint Commission are making a major push to drive MBC adoption, recognizing it as a foundational component of any high-quality and evidence-based behavioral health service.
On June 25th, Welligent, Part of the ContinuumCloud’s, Chief Strategy Officer, Andy McCraw, was joined for a live webinar by our panelists Alaina Grimm, Product Manager at ContinuumCloud, and Greenspace’s Co-founder and CEO, Jeremy Weisz. The session highlighted the value and steps to achieving an effective, integrated MBC implementation. We welcomed Welligent and Greenspace partner, The Guidance Center, to share their experience, alongside a walkthrough of what this integration can look like for Welligent users.
Key Learnings:
- Measurement-Based Care and its clinical/organizational benefits;
- How to implement MBC to achieve your organizational goals;
- The benefits and key insights of MBC experienced by existing Welligent partners;
- Core functionality of an integrated MBC solution and future roadmap.
Meet the Panelists:
Andy McCraw
Chief Strategy Officer
ContinuumCloud
Andy McCraw is Chief Strategy Officer at ContinuumCloud. He also co-founded and developed Welligent EHR. In 1998, while he was working as an IT specialist in the behavioral health sector, Andy received a grant to develop an information system for school nurses. Andy developed a solution that was among the first in healthcare that was taken off of the hard drive and put onto the cloud. This intelligent wellness system inspired the nickname Welligent, and in 2003, when he started his own company, the name stuck.
Andy continued to serve as owner and CEO of Welligent through 2021, leading the way for our behavioral health EHR to become a best-in-class solution for behavioral health organizations. In 2021, ContinuumCloud formed as a spectrum of solutions for social good, incorporating Welligent into its product offerings. Andy continues to serve in leadership as part of ContinuumCloud, overseeing the company’s partnerships, growth initiatives, and overarching strategy.
Alaina Grimm
Welligent EHR Product Manager
ContinuumCloud
Alaina Grimm is the Product Manager for Welligent EHR at ContinuumCloud. As a leader in a fast growing and rapidly changing SaaS organization, she has more than 15 years of experience working in the behavioral health and human services industry leading, developing, designing, and directing.
Alaina thrives in solving complex management problems to overcome challenges related to rapid growth and change. As the head of product for Welligent EHR, she takes a hands-on approach to leading task forces formed to seek solutions, solve problems, and make meaningful change through teamwork, data driven decision making, and collaboration.
Patricia Costales, LCSW
CEO
The Guidance Center
Prior to joining The Guidance Center, Patricia served as the Vice President of Clinical Operations at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, where she was responsible for the oversight of services to more than 44,000 clients. She also chaired the Compliance Committee and the Quality Improvement Committee, reinforcing her experience in providing quality services that are ethical, effective and community-based.
Patricia is President of the Association of Community Human Services Agencies’ Board of Directors and a member of the National Association of Social Workers. She is also a mother of twin sons, and a volunteer at their school and in the community.
Jeremy Weisz
Co-founder and CEO
Greenspace Health
As the co-founder and CEO of Greenspace Health, Jeremy Weisz is revolutionizing the mental health industry through the implementation of Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in clinical settings. With a deep understanding of MBC’s potential to transform the quality of behavioral health services, Jeremy co-founded Greenspace to bridge the gap between research and its practical clinical implementation. Under his leadership, Greenspace has successfully supported over 500 organizations and health systems across North America in improving their behavioral health services through MBC.
Prior to co-founding Greenspace, Jeremy earned both his business and law degrees at the Ivey Business School and Western University, and worked as an M&A and corporate lawyer at Goodmans LLP. He is also a co-founder of True North Sports Camps and has held key business and product development roles at the Aequitas NEO Exchange. Jeremy’s passion for empowering individuals and service providers in the mental health care industry is evident in his unwavering dedication to improving the quality and effectiveness of behavioral health services through Greenspace Health.
