Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett has a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology. He practiced exclusively as a clinician for several years. He began assuming administrative responsibilities for Horizons Mental Health Center and in 2007 Mike became CEO. As such he became a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas (ACMHCK). He served as President of the ACMHCK from 2014-2016. During this time the ACMHCK performed its third cost study with MTM Services, identifying the costs per CPT code and by provider. The latest initiative has included the use of the DLA-20 in assessing treatment outcomes. The DLA-20 scores on consumers is now part of the quarterly upload by all participating CMHCs in KS. With the outcome measures the ACMHCK has developed a Level of Care system. As a result of these initiatives the ACMHCK as a system, and individual CMHCs, are able to determine the outcomes of their treatment services and the associated costs for each LOC. This initiative will allow the CMHCs to work to position themselves to become the provider of choice for payers as the field moves toward pay for performance models.