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The statement.
The source.
The actual finding.

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Make a care comparison you can inspect

Before you trust the claim,
check what it proves.

Read behavioral-health credentials, service promises and outcome figures with a clear method: preserve the statement, ask for the right evidence and record the actual finding.

Examine a claim ↓Print an evidence sheet ↗

Take the statement apart.

Illustrative example / no actual provider

The claim

“We offer
family support.”
01What does “family support” include?

Ask for the actual procedure. Who can participate, how often, by which route and at what cost? Keep the answer tied to the proposed service.

Read the family-participation check ↗
02What evidence would answer that?

A written service description and a provider response. A broad webpage phrase does not specify the sessions or charges in an individual proposal. Request those details.

Inspect the quoted fee ↗
03What can you conclude so far?

The wording describes an offer; the specific arrangement remains to be clarified. Record the answer when it arrives, who supplied it and how it changes the comparison.

Build the evidence record ↗

Original worked example. No provider, service or outcome has been evaluated here. Open each question to see the next piece of the inquiry.

What kind of claim is it?

Choose the evidence question that fits the statement in front of you.

  1. 01

    Credentials & accreditation

    Identify the person, program or organization and check the appropriate issuing body.

  2. 02

    Treatment method

    Ask what the named approach involves, who delivers it and how progress is discussed.

  3. 03

    Service & fee

    Turn broad promises into an actual procedure, schedule, responsible contact and written price.

  4. 04

    Outcome figure

    Find the definition, group, time period and missing responses behind a reported result.

A record worth keeping

Keep the finding
attached to its source.

A good comparison explains what was said, what was checked and what the answer establishes.

Follow the examination method ↗
  1. Preserve the exact statement and its date.
  2. Identify the evidence that would answer it.
  3. Record the check, its scope and the next question.
Behavioral Health Ratings editorial

A better starting point for comparison

Behavioral Health Ratings helps families and advisors examine claims made about behavioral-health care. Start with the statement in front of you: a professional credential, a named treatment approach, a service promise or a reported result. Our contribution is a practical examination method and a record you can revisit when the answer changes.

Match the source to the claim

An accreditation record concerns the organization or program in that record. A professional license concerns the named individual and the issuing authority’s scope. A written fee answers a different question again. Keep each check attached to the statement it addresses. The method shows how to preserve the source, record a check and write a finding that another reader can understand.

Give an outcome figure its definition

AHRQ’s foundational measure guide distinguishes organizational structure, care processes and outcomes; its page was last reviewed in July 2015. A reported improvement needs a defined measure and population before it can inform a comparison. Our outcomes examination turns that reading task into specific questions about the group, time period and follow-up.

Keep your own evidence file

The original evidence sheet records one claim, its source, the check and the next question. Keep completed copies privately. The current publication provides a method library and worked examples; it does not publish provider scores, claimed inspections or reviews from invented clients.

Source notes

These references support the specific factual guidance. The worksheets and labeled examples are original editorial material.