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ASSOCIATION FOR AMBULATORY

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 42609724 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE E00C · Health Care · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.aabh.org
revenue
$185K
expenses
$146K
net assets
$243K
employees
mission · from form 990

TO FACILITATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENTS

profile · synthesized from sources

Professional association setting standards and providing resources for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient behavioral health programs. Serves providers across the U.S. with guidelines, advocacy, benchmarking, and education. Focuses on improving care for specialty populations including children, older adults, and those with dual diagnosis or eating disorders.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

AABH Listserve
Information-sharing network for members to address programmatic and administrative challenges
Annual National Conference
Gathering featuring expert presentations on behavioral health best practices and policy
Provider-Generated Client Satisfaction Tool
Benchmarking resource for measuring client experience and treatment outcomes
Standards and Guidelines for PHP and IOP
Comprehensive, regularly updated standards for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, used by CMS and The Joint Commission
Webinars on Best Practices
Regular educational sessions on developments in ambulatory behavioral healthcare
activities · 3 clusters

what they do

  • Financial Assistance for Therapy Access 1 activity
    • Facilitate peer information sharing among behavioral health programs
      Operates the AABH Listserve, an information-sharing network that enables behavioral health programs to discuss and address programmatic and administrative challenges.
  • Health Professional Continuing Education & Conferences 1 activity
    • Provide professional development and training opportunities
      Offers webinars on best practices and emerging developments in behavioral healthcare and hosts an annual national conference featuring expert presentations to support capacity building in the field.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Advocate for PHP/IOP policy and reimbursement reform
      Engages in sustained dialogue with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Washington, DC, to influence regulations, levels of care, and reimbursement policies for Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs.
    • Develop and publish standards for behavioral health programs
      Creates and releases the Professional Standards and Guidelines for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), updated every three years, which are referenced by regulatory bodies such as CMS and the Joint Commission.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$185K
Contributions & grants$41K22%
Program service revenue$27K15%
Investment income$480%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$146K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$10
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$244K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$243K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +8.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 11
  • CAROL CESTARO — BOARD MEMBER
  • CHARLES WESTFALL — BOARD MEMBER
  • CHRIS MCGOWAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • EMILY HUNTER — BOARD MEMBER
  • GRETCHEN JOHNSON — BOARD MEMBER
  • JEAN SCALLON — BOARD MEMBER
  • JOANNE MANDEL — BOARD MEMBER
  • LESLIE MIAO — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARGARET OWENS — BOARD MEMBER
  • MELYNDA BOOTHE — BOARD MEMBER
  • PETER THOMAS — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 2

who they work with

  • CMS Government — The AABH Standards and Guidelines for PHP and IOP are frequently referenced by CMS, and the organization engages in dialogue with CMS regarding PHP/IOP levels of care, regulations, and reimbursement.
  • The Joint Commission Partner — The AABH Standards and Guidelines for PHP and IOP are frequently referenced by The Joint Commission.