NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005-- Partnership to Research Quality of Care in Managed Behavioral Healthcare ValueOptions announced today that they have formed a research collaborative with the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance, a regional academic health system affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The partnership will conduct ground-breaking research related to managed behavioral health care with a focus on improving quality of care and strengthening business practices. “We are very enthusiastic about partnering with ValueOptions,” said Dr. Howard Shaffer, associate professor and director of the Division on Addictions. “Collaborative efforts such as these often yield more useful outcomes than research done in isolation, and we look forward to improving quality of care in behavioral health through this dedicated research initiative.”
