MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-CARE PREMISES, ACCOUNTABLE SYSTEMS OF CARE,AND AMBHAS PERMS

This article discusses the concepts and approaches underlying managed behavioral health care and the need to assess quality of care. The aut hor describes the Performance Measures for Managed Behavioral Healthca re Programs (PERMS) developed by the American Managed Behavioral Healt hcare Association (AMBHA), which is offered as a first step toward enh anced quality of care assessment in managed behavioral health care.