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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Recommendations
• Develop a method to link client demographic and
service utilization data across treatment systems in a
manner that meets state and federal confidentiality
requirements.
• Submit a request to the Governor’s Office of
Administration to obtain a legal opinion addressing
the ability to share specific client data elements
across the various Commonwealth Departments’
data systems.
Recommendations continued
• Develop a common language that incorporates, at a minimum
the following activities.
– unique identifiers.
– descriptors and client service categories used in both
treatment data systems, to determine whether they can be
defined identically and whether the services can be
measured in identical units.
– Patterns of services for clients with mental health, substance
use disorders, and/or COD should be reviewed.
– A set of shared, common outcome measures, standard
measures of the service episode, and common performance
indicators should be identified for mental health, substance
use and COD programs.
– A method should be identified to track clients across an
entire episode of care, regardless of the payer source.
– Develop rules and protocols to share information that
includes the ability to track service recipients across funding
streams.
Recommendations continued
• New data system that will be flexible enough to
incorporate the recommendations of the Sub-Committee.
• Minimize burden to providers in acquiring and supporting
the technology
• BDAP/DOH must move forward in the acquisition of a
new data system that will be flexible enough to
incorporate the recommendations of this Sub-
Committee.
Benefits of Web-Base Reporting
• Accountability
• Time & Money
• Improved Client Care
• Complete list in handout
Process Improvement
• Eliminate redundancy – Administrative Burden
• Authorizations
• Automated SCA Fund Management
• Electronic Billing
• Standardized Processes
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