

Privacy Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment: Information Sharing Between Providers and Managed Care Organizations: Final Report. B. Managed Care Organizations
The MCOs we spoke with believe they collect only the personal health information they need to manage care. Those who commented directly on the APA guidelines do not believe that the guidelines provide for the sharing of enough information. The MCOs do not want to manage every outpatient case, but they do value the ability to flag outlier cases