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- Title
A multistakeholder-driven model for developing an outcome management system.
- Authors
Koch, J. Randy; Lewis, Allen; McCall, Dwight; Koch, J R; Lewis, A; McCall, D
- Abstract
Increasing demands for accountability in the delivery of public mental health services are engendering organized systems of treatment outcome monitoring. As such systems are designed and implemented, it is critical that key stakeholders be involved to the greatest extent possible in developing assessment instruments and methodologies so as to ensure relevance and acceptability of the outcome management system. A multistakeholder-based initiative for developing standardized outcome assessment for public mental health services in Virginia is described. Key components of the initiative include the process by which stakeholders were enlisted, the identification of recommended assessment instruments, and a pilot project that began the evaluation of the feasibility, utility, and cost-benefit of using the instruments. To illustrate features of this initiative, the child/adolescent mental health pilot project is described in detail. Implications for behavioral health administrators and next steps for Virginia's outcome management system are discussed, highlighting the role of key stakeholders.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; UNITED States; MENTAL health services; HEALTH outcome assessment; PUBLIC health administration; CHILD health services; GROUP decision making; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL care for teenagers; PILOT projects; SOCIAL responsibility; CONSUMER activism; EVALUATION of human services programs; STANDARDS
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 1998, Vol 25, Issue 2, p151
- ISSN
1094-3412
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02287477