01/13/2026
Congratulations to Allen Psychiatry Team- especially the PHP/IOP team- on the 2026 Cigna / EverNorth Center of Excellence designation. Well deserved. Let’s keep raising the bar. They assessed the following criteria:
+7-day ambulatory follow up: Percentage of patients seen by an in-network behavioral health care facility or licensed outpatient provider within seven days of discharge.
+Escalation to higher level of care: Percentage of patients without admission to a higher level of care during the episode of care.
+Readmission rates: Percentage of patients without readmissions within 60 calendar days of discharge.
+Emergency department (ED) admissions: Percentage of patients without a behavioral admission to an ED within 30 calendar days of discharge.
+Total number of annual admissions: A minimum of: 14 unique treatment episodes for adult mental health; 11 unique treatment episodes for child and adolescent mental health; 14 unique treatment episodes for substance use disorder; and 12 unique treatment episodes for eating disorders.
+Total cost per episode: Total dollars paid for services based on regional cost standards, accounting for extreme outliers.