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This lexicon defines the terms that matter most in behavioral health marketing, the ones that determine whether a report tells you something true or just something that sounds good.

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Attribution and Measurement Terms

Cost-Per-Admission#
the total marketing spend divided by the number of verified admissions it produced, calculated by channel and by campaign.
BAMBehavioral Attribution Model#
a ten-stage map of the behavioral healthcare funnel, tracing a patient record from first impression to admitted patient inside the CRM.
Admission#
a prospective patient who has been formally admitted into care, the only outcome in this category that ties directly to revenue.
Referral Disposition#
the tracked outcome of a lead that doesn't fit a program, whether referred to a partner facility, declined, or accepted elsewhere.

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Compliance and Platform Terms

VOBVerification of Benefits#
the process of confirming a prospective patient's insurance coverage and payer fit for a specific program.
SCASingle Case Agreement#
an agreement between a facility and an out-of-network payer to cover treatment as if the facility were in-network, negotiated case by case.
LegitScript#
a certification required by Google and other platforms before an addiction treatment provider can run paid search ads at all.
HIPAA-Safe Tracking#
analytics and conversion tracking configured to keep protected health information out of the data sent to ad platforms, typically through server-side tracking.
YMYLYour Money or Your Life#
Google's content standard for pages that can affect a person's health, financial stability, or safety, applying strict accuracy and expertise requirements.

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Marketing and Funnel Terms

AEOAnswer-Engine Optimization#
the practice of making a brand the answer an AI assistant gives, rather than optimizing only for search engine ranking.
Level of Care#
the intensity of treatment a program provides, such as detox, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, or standard outpatient.
CROConversion Rate Optimization#
the ongoing practice of testing and adjusting a website to increase the share of visitors who take a desired action, such as calling or submitting a form.

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