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Background

Behavioral Pathway Systems is a national organization that was established in 1998 as a listed JCAHO ORYX
performance reporting system. In response to changes in the ORYX program, BPS embarked upon a strategic
planning process and industry assessment in 2003. It was learned that the most significant gap in the realm of performance measurement was in the area of benchmarking. Readily available and affordable comparative
benchmarks were simply not available to behavioral health leaders. Yet a strong need was expressed for
benchmarks that could provide a comparative context for understanding measured organizational performance.

In response to the industry assessment, Behavioral Pathway Systems made a strategic commitment to
significantly shift its mission and focus. BPS decided to support the vital needs of behavioral health leaders by
providing a broad range of benchmarks in the areas of clinical, operational and financial performance. It was also
determined that BPS would advocate for benchmarking as a valuable management tool throughout the behavioral
health industry. Finally, it was decided that BPS would seek to add to the knowledge of “best practices” in
behavioral health through the introduction and development of “process benchmarking”. Most recently, BPS
introduced its Strategy-Driven Performance Management Model to provide an overarching conceptual structure
for the management of organizational performance. BPS terminated its involvement as a listed ORYX system
in 2006.

Mission

The mission of Behavioral Pathway Systems is to make benchmarking data readily and affordably available to all behavioral health and human services providers in the United States.