Building a Performance Information System for Statewide Residential Treatment Services

Abstract

This article presents a process for building a state-level performance information system for psychiatric residential treatment facilities for children and youth. Based on a consensus-based program model, researchers identified information needs of stakeholders for measuring clinical outcome measures and for monitoring outcomes after clients are discharged from programs. After reviewing the extant outcome measurement instruments and the array for information needs, researchers recommended a comprehensive package of measures for stakeholders. The article illustrates collaborative efforts made by researchers, state agency, and stakeholders to develop sets of indicators in three areas of performance information: access, process, and client status outcome.

Clinical Gains for Youth in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities: Results from a State-Wide Performance Information System

“…To complement this development, efforts were invested in designing a system that is targeted towards the needs of all the providers of psychiatric residential treatment centers in Kansas. The end product was an information system that addressed the needs of multiple facilities and provided a unified set of program performance indicators (Kapp et al, 2011).…”

“…This study illustrates the use of a specific agency-based reporting system (Kapp et al, 2011) for identifying specific clinical gains of the residents in multiple facilities in a single state.…”

“…Progress is being made in developing performance management and outcome-based monitoring models (Kapp, Hahn, & Rand, 2011;Wall et al, 2005) and residential treatment centers are increasingly adopting outcome monitoring methods. However, development and implementation barriers persist on a political, ethical, administrative, and clinical level involving issues such as organizational culture, practice, and funding (Boyd, Einbinder, Rauktis, & Portwood, 2007;Butler, Little, & Grimard, 2009).…”

Design Considerations for an Intensive Autism Treatment Centre

“…Unfortunately, a search of the published literature reveals that there is little empirical information on residential ASD treatment facilities; rather, the focus is on school settings (Humphreys, 2005;Whitehurst, 2006;Mostafa, 2008;Vogel, 2008;Woronko and Killoran, 2011) or psychiatric treatment facilities (Kapp et al, 2011). While the design of school-based ASD programmes is important, as is the development of psychiatric facilities, additional guidance is required for the successful development of ASD treatment programmes.…”