State Indicator Pilot Grants
WASHINGTON STATE
A Joint Effort of the Survey and Analysis and State Planning and Development Branches, the Center for Mental Health Services, operated through the MHSIP Program
| Principal Investigator John Whitbeck. Ph.D. Research Director Washington State Department of Social and Health Services P.O. Box 45320 Olympia, WA 98504-5320 Phone: (360) 902-0813 Fax: (360) 902-7691 whitbjk@dshs.wa.gov |
State Planner Judy Gosney Washington State Department of Social and Health Services P.O. Box 45320 Olympia, WA 98504-5320 Phone: (360) 902-0827 Fax: (360) 902-7691 GosneyJa@dhssvshs.wa.gov |
GRANT NUMBER: 1 HR1 SM52587-01
FUNDING PERIOD: September 30, l998 - August 31, 2001
TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR FY’ 98: $100,000
PROJECT SUMMARY
The scope and long term goal of the Washington Performance Indicator Project is to connect the current work of the Mental Health Division in its role as the State Mental Health Authority with the regional public mental health authorities in their roles as Managed Care Organizations or Prepaid Health Plans (RSN/PHPs) around further defining and implementing outcome research and performance indicators in service of understanding and meeting the needs of individuals eligible for and receiving publicly funded mental health services. The three-year process will involve examining and incorporating core values of the Mental Health Division in the service of consumers with the current quality indicators and outcomes devised and in contract with Regional Support Networks, or those being developed with RSN/PHP input. This planning process would involve reaching out to and hearing from the RSN/PHPs, consumer groups, and the support and advocacy community.