Evaluation of Provider Profiling in Public Sector Substance Abuse Treatment

Evaluation of Provider Profiling in Public Sector Substance Abuse Treatment

Few evaluations of provider profiles and performance measurement in publicly funded substance abuse treatment exist. This study examined a 7-year period in which the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services alternately implemented, suspended, and reintroduced profiling of treat...

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Published in:Alcoholism treatment quarterly Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 376 - 390
Main Authors: Daley, Marilyn, Shepard, Donald S., Reif, Sharon, Dunigan, Robert, Tompkins, Christopher P., Perloff, Jennifer, Siembab, Lauren, Horgan, Constance M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01-10-2010
Subjects:
Addiction
Addiction treatment
Connecticut
continuity
Mental Health
Peers
performance measures
profiling
readmissions
Substance Abuse
Treatment
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Summary:Few evaluations of provider profiles and performance measurement in publicly funded substance abuse treatment exist. This study examined a 7-year period in which the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services alternately implemented, suspended, and reintroduced profiling of treatment agencies. The profiles contained quarterly statistical reports indicating the agency's performance and peer comparison on percentages of clients connecting to lower levels of care and readmitted to higher levels of care. Neither measure changed during the first profiling period, but both improved during the second. Although adjustment for concurrent initiatives may be incomplete, profiling proved somewhat beneficial.
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ISSN:0734-7324
1544-4538
DOI:10.1080/07347324.2010.512221