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The challenge

The solution

The outcome

Requirements

• □ Define the clinical need, target population, service scope, and expected outcomes
• □ Confirm the intervention/procedure is evidence-based and appropriate for the intended setting
• □ Verify provider qualifications, licenses, certifications, and specialist competencies
• □ Check regulatory, legal, safeguarding, privacy, and consent requirements
• □ Assess cultural competence, accessibility, and trauma-informed practice capability
• □ Review service model: in-person, virtual, hybrid, crisis, stepped-care, and referral pathways
• □ Evaluate capacity, availability, response times, geographic coverage, and continuity of care
• □ Assess quality management: supervision, clinical governance, incident reporting, audit, and outcome measurement
• □ Review patient safety processes, escalation routes, and crisis/risk management protocols
• □ Confirm data protection, records management, interoperability, and reporting requirements
• □ Evaluate experience with similar populations, conditions, and complexity levels
• □ Check references, past performance, complaints history, and independent reviews
• □ Compare pricing, total cost of ownership, reimbursement compatibility, and contract flexibility
• □ Define KPIs, service levels, and performance review cadence
• □ Validate onboarding requirements: referrals, intake, triage, triaging criteria, and care coordination
• □ Establish roles, responsibilities, communication channels, and decision rights
• □ Confirm training needs for internal staff and provider staff
• □ Set go-live plan, transition arrangements, and business continuity contingencies
• □ Ensure contract terms cover confidentiality, ownership of data, termination, renewal, and remediation
• □ Run a pilot or phased rollout where appropriate
• □ Monitor outcomes, utilization, satisfaction, equity, safety, and value for money continuously

Best practices

• 1. Conduct a needs assessment using employee surveys, claims, absenteeism, turnover, and EAP utilization data.
• 2. Define clear program goals tied to business outcomes, such as retention, productivity, and reduced burnout.
• 3. Ensure clinical quality by selecting evidence-based interventions and licensed providers.
• 4. Verify cultural competence and inclusion for diverse workforces, roles, and geographies.
• 5. Confirm confidentiality, privacy, and data protection standards before purchase.
• 6. Review legal and regulatory compliance, including local labor, health, and data laws.
• 7. Integrate offerings with existing benefits, EAP, HR, and occupational health systems.
• 8. Prioritize easy access through multiple channels like digital, phone, onsite, and telehealth.
• 9. Set clear escalation and crisis-response procedures for high-risk employees.
• 10. Require manager training on mental health awareness, referral pathways, and supportive communication.
• 11. Include anti-stigma education to improve adoption and normalize help-seeking.
• 12. Establish vendor service-level expectations for response time, utilization, reporting, and support.
• 13. Measure outcomes with agreed KPIs, including engagement, satisfaction, symptom improvement, and ROI.
• 14. Pilot the solution before full rollout to test fit, uptake, and operational readiness.
• 15. Plan for ongoing review, continuous improvement, and contract exit or transition support.