This document discusses the importance of data collection and measurement in human services. It notes that data are important to measure performance, compare to goals and standards, track changes over time, and ensure accountability. When deciding what to measure, factors like outcomes, influenceability, validity, and cultural competence should be considered. National data collaboratives like the National Core Indicators allow for state-to-state comparisons to identify best practices and areas for improvement. Examples show how states have used NCI data to target initiatives and quality improvements in areas like employment, health screenings, medication usage, and choice. Without data, progress cannot be tracked and the effectiveness of policies and services remains unknown.
Georgia Basics: Evaluation Results from Five Years of Intervention for Risky Drinking and Substance Use in Urban Emergency Departments
Presented by:
Gabriel P. Kuperminc, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology
Georgia State University
The Health Home project is evaluating a new program that is part of healthcare reform in New York State. The program identifies individuals with substance use disorders who have other medical and psychiatric problems and offers them a new form of integrated care. The evaluation will study whether this program results in better quality of care and a reduction in health care costs for this vulnerable and chronically ill population.
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Division of Integrated Care & Public Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Latino Health Forum 2014
Georgia Basics: Evaluation Results from Five Years of Intervention for Risky Drinking and Substance Use in Urban Emergency Departments
Presented by:
Gabriel P. Kuperminc, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology
Georgia State University
The Health Home project is evaluating a new program that is part of healthcare reform in New York State. The program identifies individuals with substance use disorders who have other medical and psychiatric problems and offers them a new form of integrated care. The evaluation will study whether this program results in better quality of care and a reduction in health care costs for this vulnerable and chronically ill population.
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Division of Integrated Care & Public Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Latino Health Forum 2014
David Prior: driving improvements in the quality of care across the systemThe King's Fund
David Prior, Chair, Care Quality Commission, explains how clinicians, providers, commissioners and service users all have a role in regulation. He highlights the new responsibilities of the CQC and how they can help to support integrated care in England.
SRF Webinar: Beyond DUP - Addressing Disengagement in Community-based Early I...wef
Presentation made March 22, 2017, during the live webinar hosted by Schizophrenia Research Forum (SRF). Event recording and additional slides at http://www.schizophreniaforum.org/forums/achieving-effective-treatment-early-psychosis-united-states
SRF Webinar - What It Will Take to Make Coordinated Specialty Care Available ...wef
Presentation made March 22, 2017, during the live webinar hosted by Schizophrenia Research Forum (SRF). Event recording and additional slides at http://www.schizophreniaforum.org/forums/achieving-effective-treatment-early-psychosis-united-states
Delivered by Dr. Gabe Kuperminc from Georgia State University, the presentation details the results of the Georgia BASICS initiative where SBIRT was implemented in emergency rooms in Georgia.
Keynote presentation by Dr Sebastian Rosenberg, from the Centre for Mental Health Research ANU College of Health and Medicine. presented at the WA Mental Health Conference 2019.
Policy and Funding for CER: Making Sense of a Confusing Landscape CTSI at UCSF
UCSF researcher, Michael Steinman, MD, Director of CTSI's Comparative Effectiveness Research initiative presents. View more related presentations and resources at http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/research/cer
Today, new research has been released that examines attitudes towards the professional communication about suicide held by public relations and communication professionals in Australia.
this report forms part of a PhD and was supported by staff at the Hunter Institute of Mental Health working on the Mindframe National Media Initiative and the Public Relations Institute of Australia.
For more information about the research visit www.mindframe-media.info
Knowledge to action: changing the dynamic between patients and providers - en...Paul Gallant
This presentation provides tips, examples and extensive resources on taking action for better patient and health provider engagement. As part of my invited keynote presentation for Choosing Wisely Alberta/Alberta Medical Association. I hope you find the presentation deck useful. Brief video clips & words of wisdom from my friend and colleague, Annette McKinnon are included in the presentation to accompany the slides.
Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement, 2015 Webinar ...Paul Gallant
"An enjoyable presentation, well-delivered with excellent insight into community and stakeholder engagement strategies. Terry Dyni - July 23, 2015" on the webinar version. This version is my complete slide deck from a live webinar presentation requested by the Conference Board of Canada. April, 2015. Thanks for your interest in Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement.
Compliments of Paul W. Gallant, CHE, GALLANT HEALTHWORKS & Associates (GHWA), Vancouver, BC, Canada. PS See the last slide for contact details or to arrange customized training/facilitation or advice on your organizational needs.
David Prior: driving improvements in the quality of care across the systemThe King's Fund
David Prior, Chair, Care Quality Commission, explains how clinicians, providers, commissioners and service users all have a role in regulation. He highlights the new responsibilities of the CQC and how they can help to support integrated care in England.
SRF Webinar: Beyond DUP - Addressing Disengagement in Community-based Early I...wef
Presentation made March 22, 2017, during the live webinar hosted by Schizophrenia Research Forum (SRF). Event recording and additional slides at http://www.schizophreniaforum.org/forums/achieving-effective-treatment-early-psychosis-united-states
SRF Webinar - What It Will Take to Make Coordinated Specialty Care Available ...wef
Presentation made March 22, 2017, during the live webinar hosted by Schizophrenia Research Forum (SRF). Event recording and additional slides at http://www.schizophreniaforum.org/forums/achieving-effective-treatment-early-psychosis-united-states
Delivered by Dr. Gabe Kuperminc from Georgia State University, the presentation details the results of the Georgia BASICS initiative where SBIRT was implemented in emergency rooms in Georgia.
Keynote presentation by Dr Sebastian Rosenberg, from the Centre for Mental Health Research ANU College of Health and Medicine. presented at the WA Mental Health Conference 2019.
Policy and Funding for CER: Making Sense of a Confusing Landscape CTSI at UCSF
UCSF researcher, Michael Steinman, MD, Director of CTSI's Comparative Effectiveness Research initiative presents. View more related presentations and resources at http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/research/cer
Today, new research has been released that examines attitudes towards the professional communication about suicide held by public relations and communication professionals in Australia.
this report forms part of a PhD and was supported by staff at the Hunter Institute of Mental Health working on the Mindframe National Media Initiative and the Public Relations Institute of Australia.
For more information about the research visit www.mindframe-media.info
Knowledge to action: changing the dynamic between patients and providers - en...Paul Gallant
This presentation provides tips, examples and extensive resources on taking action for better patient and health provider engagement. As part of my invited keynote presentation for Choosing Wisely Alberta/Alberta Medical Association. I hope you find the presentation deck useful. Brief video clips & words of wisdom from my friend and colleague, Annette McKinnon are included in the presentation to accompany the slides.
Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement, 2015 Webinar ...Paul Gallant
"An enjoyable presentation, well-delivered with excellent insight into community and stakeholder engagement strategies. Terry Dyni - July 23, 2015" on the webinar version. This version is my complete slide deck from a live webinar presentation requested by the Conference Board of Canada. April, 2015. Thanks for your interest in Better Healthcare Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement.
Compliments of Paul W. Gallant, CHE, GALLANT HEALTHWORKS & Associates (GHWA), Vancouver, BC, Canada. PS See the last slide for contact details or to arrange customized training/facilitation or advice on your organizational needs.
Future of Work: 2015-2020: Unleashing You. Making the Future Work. Now.Bill Jensen
Groundbreaking global study:
Rather than add to all the hype...
We studied what it will take to make the future actually work.
Among top findings:
• Our leaders are holding back the future
• Engagement, as we view it now, is so horribly incomplete that it is dangerous!
• Get ready for super-sized personal accountability!
Study sponsor: The Jensen Group, Search for a Simpler Way
For more: http://www.simplerwork.com
#futureofwork
Future of Performance Management: 2015 and Beyond7Geese
Performance reviews have long been on every employee and manager’s hate list. Yet we still conduct them.
Why? Because we know performance management is critical to business. The problem however is that for many years we viewed performance reviews as the only way to manage and improve performance.
Thankfully times are changing. We are no longer willing to accept a process and system that isn’t working. We now have expectations, and we all want more. More involvement, more transparency, and more accountability. This is making way for a whole new philosophy on performance management--one that questions a lot of assumptions we previously had.
In this webinar we have discussed:
--The two philosophies of performance management
--Performance Management trends for 2015 and beyond
--What used to work but no longer does
--How to transition from an annual review process to a model of continuous coaching
Reinventing Performance Management: How to Measure Performance, Boost Employe...Snag
Sleeplessness. Stomach aches. Paralyzing fear. These are just some of the symptoms many employees experience in the days leading up to a performance review. And it’s not just your employees dreading them … even 95% of managers aren’t satisfied with their company’s performance management process.
So why do we keep up the same ole-same ole review process when no one’s happy with it? Check out our ‘Reinventing Performance Management’ presentation with our performance management experts from Reliant and Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores to:
-- Understand why so many of today’s performance management processes are broken … and how to fix them
-- Discover how to implement a review cycle that’s both regular and meaningful
-- Learn new performance management strategies to better engage team members and drive productivity
-- Find out how to streamline the review process to save time and resources
-- Determine whether your company is guilty of “rater bias” and how to avoid it
Reinventing Performance Management - How to do it rightBambooHR
Performance reviews have a bad rep—and often for good reason! This slideshare looks at how 100+ professionals and managers view performance reviews and how we can do them right.
In today’s knowledge-based, global economy, leveraging internal and external talent has never been more important. Read on to see the future of the open talent economy.
Bold HR: Driving Business Value through PeopleJosh Bersin
This keynote presentation is from my keynote at the 2015 Bersin by Deloitte IMPACT conference. It describes the imperatives for HR leaders and professionals for the years ahead, and explains how innovation and creativity is needed to build business value in HR.
Simply Irresistible: Engaging the 21st Century WorkforceJosh Bersin
Josh Bersin's keynote presentation on the Simply Irresistible Organization, a new and expanded way of thinking about employee engagement and building a people-centric company.
High-Impact HR: Building a Business-Driven HR OrganizationJosh Bersin
This presentation summarizes some of Bersin by Deloitte's latest High-Impact HR research, focused on helping organizations restructure and redesign their HR organization (and the team) in a new way. Our research shows that a new model is needed - one led by specialization, business-oriented HR leaders embedded in the business, and what we call "networks of expertise" to replace the "centers of expertise" typically considered. All this, combined with self-service technology and easy to use service delivery focuses on empowering HR to be "management focused," leverage data, and support the business in new ways.
New skills and capabilities of HR are briefly included.
The Simplification of Work: What can HR and business leaders do to make work ...Josh Bersin
The Simplification of Work: What can HR and business leaders do to make work more simple, enjoyable, and productive? This presentation reviews the five major steps to simplifying the workplace and your entire organization.
This is a copy of the presentation for the West Midlands Public Health Training - Regional Registrar meeting 13/12/17
For more details contact darren@insideoutcomes 0121 2887487, @InsideOutcomes
These slides are from a presentation for the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. This covers reasons for capturing outcomes, challenges with commissioning and how our system of managing risks address these problems.
Community Anticipatory Care Planning Nursing TeamRobert Sanders
Anticipatory Care Planning: Time To Make It Happen - Community Anticipatory Care Planning Nursing Team Fiona Drysdale (ACP Team Lead - NHS Forth Valley)
Family Engagement Expectation and Technology WebinarSteve Moran
This is the slide deck from a webinar hosted by Senior Housing Forum on how to use technology to improve family engagement, and reduce legal risk.
Other presenters were
Caremerge
Adelman Law Firm
Gardant Management
Sills MR. Overview of the SAFTINet Program. Presented to the Emergency Department Research Committee, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine. 6 January 2015.
Evidence and Wellbeing | Local Authority Case StudiesAndrea Edwards
Using wellbeing evidence in Local Authorities: Case study findings
Presented by Pippa Coutts, Carnegie UK Trust, and Stewart Martin.
This session will present the findings from case studies in Fife, Hertfordshire, South Norfolk and Brighton & Hove, which looked at how these Local Authorities use evidence on wellbeing in their decision making.
Exercise programs for people with dementia: What's the evidence?Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar examining the effectiveness of exercise programs for people with dementia. Click here for access to the audio recording: https://youtu.be/jC8HhC2XFrE
Dorothy Forbes, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton led the session and presented findings from her latest Cochrane review:
Forbes, D., Forbes, S. C., Blake, C. M., Thiessen, E. J., & Forbes, S. (2015). Exercise programs for people with dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(4), CD006489.
As the population ages, the number of people suffering with dementia will also rise. Not only will this affect quality of life of people with dementia but will also increase the burden of family caregivers, community care, and residential care services. Exercise interventions have been identified as a potential way of reducing or delaying the progression of dementia and its symptoms. This review examines two questions: do exercise programs for older people with dementia improve cognition, activities of daily living (ADLs), challenging behaviour, depression, and mortality in older people with dementia? and; do exercise programs for older people with dementia have an indirect impact on family caregivers' burden, quality of life, and mortality?
Greater Manchester's Early Years work - David Morris, New Economy ManchesterCentreOf Excellence
Presentation at the Improving Information Sharing & Management dissemination event at the LGA in London on May 24th. Presentation given by David Morris, Evaluation principal at New Economy Manchester.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
1. DATA AND ALL THAT FUN
STUFF
Julie Bershadsky, PhD
Human Services Research Institute
2014 ITACC TA Institute
2. Data - surveys, questionnaires,
phone interviews, administrative
data, etc…
3. Data – surveys, questionnaires,
phone interviews, administrative
data, etc…
4. BUT…
• Data are important!
• Measure the right things
– Why, what, when
– How
• Why measure?
– Anecdotal evidence?
– Required
• Policy makers want to see it
– Evidence of change
• Baseline
• Improvement
– Accountability
5. What to measure?
• Process vs. outcomes
• Outcomes:
– Reflect goals
– Address issues that can be influenced
– Directional
– Accurate, valid and reliable
– Affordable to collect
– Culturally competent
– Interpretable
– Measurable!
• When to measure
– How often?
6. How to measure?
• Mode
– In-person
– Phone
– Mail
– Web
• Response options
• Sample?
– Who?
7. Using the data
• Do nothing
• Can compare to an internal standard or goal
• Can compare to external standard or goal
• Can compare to others
• Last two: complicated…..
14. Still complicated…
• What should be adjusted?
• What to adjust for?
– Differ between GA and MA
• E.g. number of nice people
• E.g. age
– Affect the outcome
– BUT: legitimately affect the outcome (e.g.
biological factors)
15. National Core Indicators (NCI)
• Multi-state collaboration of state DD agencies interested in
measuring how well public systems for people with developmental
disabilities perform along several areas, including: employment,
community inclusion, choice, rights, and health and safety
• HSRI-NASDDDS collaboration
• Started in 1997
• Now in over 40 states
• Why:
– Allow state-to-state comparisons of performance of state DD
systems
– Influence national and state policy
– Inform strategic planning and priority setting at state and
national levels
16. National Core Indicators (NCI)
• What:
– Indicator-based, focus on outcomes and quality of life
– Individual characteristics of people receiving services
– The locations where people live
– The activities they engage in during the day including
whether they are working
– The nature of their experiences with the supports that they
receive (e.g., with case managers, ability to make choices,
self-direction)
– The context of their lives – friends, community
involvement, safety
– Health and well-being, access to healthcare
17. National Core Indicators (NCI)
• When:
– Yearly cycle
• How (NCI Adult Consumer Survey):
– Standardized face-to-face interview
– Response options: simple
– Sample in each state
• No a priori exclusion criteria, all 18+ adults with IDD
receiving at least one service in addition to case
management
18. National Core Indicators (NCI)
Using the data
• Reporting reqs
• Track improvement
• Comparing across groups
• Comparing with national “average”
• Comparing with other individual states
• Formulating policy
• Identify areas and priorities for QI
• Raising awareness
19. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Specialized Institutional facility
Group Home
Apartment Program
Independent Home/ Apt
Parent or Relative's home
Foster care/ Host home
Nursing Facility
Other
Don't know
6%
27%
4%
17%
34%
6%
1%
4%
0%
Residence
20. At Least One Psychotropic Medication by
Living Arrangement
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
institution community-based
residence
independent
home/apt
parents/relatives
home
53%
68%
53%
36%
20
Psych meds
21. Basic Exams & Screenings
• Higher
percentages in
provider-based
settings
• Lowest for
people living in
parent/relative
home
• Similar trend
across
indicators
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
institution community-based
residence
independent
home/apt
parents/relatives
home
94%
97%
91%
85%
95%
88%
73%
69%68%
69%
58%
43%
90%
68%
49%
46%
Physical
exam
Dental visit
Vision
screening
Hearing test
(5 years)
21
24. Table 12.4 Proportion of people who reported they have enough privacy at home
State Overall In
State
N Institution Community-
Based
Individual
Home
Parent’s
Home
Significantly Above Average
ME 97% 220 n/a 98% 100% n/a
AZ 97% 311 n/a 95% 95% 98%
KY 95% 319 n/a 94% 100% 98%
GA 95% 381 n/a 96% 100% 93%
PA 94% 835 n/a 95% 96% 95%
Within Average Range
CT 93% 247 n/a 92% 95% 94%
MEORC 93% 279 n/a 92% 94% 93%
LA 93% 258 n/a 87% 95% 95%
OH 91% 345 n/a 89% 88% 94%
NY 91% 1,637 n/a 89% 93% 93%
MA 91% 379 n/a 90% 93% 91%
NC 91% 499 n/a 90% 94% 91%
AR 90% 226 90% 80% 93% 93%
MI 89% 244 n/a 81% 88% 94%
AL 88% 226 n/a 90% n/a 86%
MO 87% 341 n/a 79% 92% n/a
IL 87% 231 n/a 85% n/a 88%
Significantly Below Average
HI 82% 201 n/a n/a n/a 81%
NJ 81% 338 n/a 80% n/a 83%
SC 79% 300 n/a 76% 86% 77%
NCI Average 90% 7,817 90% 88% 94% 91%
Unadjusted:
25. Table 4.1 Number of times people reported they went out shopping in the past month
(Adjusted Variable)
State Adjusted
Average
N (observed)
HI 5.8 430
ME 5.8 317
NC 5.3 883
AZ 4.5 351
MI 4.3 408
NY 4.3 2,504
MO 4.2 497
LA 4.2 417
MA 4.2 494
PA 4.1 1,234
CT 4.0 346
GA 3.8 485
AR 3.6 387
AL 3.2 345
IL 2.9 333
MEORC 2.8 307
KY 2.6 471
OH 2.5 273
SC 2.5 402
NJ 2.5 409
NCI Average 3.9 11,293
Adjusted:
26. Example: Georgia
• Use of psychotropic medications above
average
• Further study:
– After transition from institutions
• Prescribed for the first time
• Number of prescribed meds wend up
• Initiative to reduce use
• Reflected in data
27. Example: Kentucky
• Behind other states in employment, health
and exercises, psych meds, loneliness and
friendship
• Employment: revised waiver, increased
payment for supported employment,
decreased payment for day activity services
• Psych meds: revised waiver
• New service: community access
• Targeted health and wellness training
28. Example: Arizona
• Identified deficits in
women’s healthcare
outcomes
• Took action to improve
women’s ob/gyn access
resulting in rate of
annual visits increasing
from 30% to 70%
– Educating parents
– Educating doctors
Prioritizes actions and
quality efforts on:
• Aging caregivers
• Well-woman checkups
• Loneliness & self advocacy
• Choice of case managers
• Exercise
• Service Costs
• Physician access
29. Example: Alabama
• Choice and decision-making identified as area
for improvement;
• Five year plan to increase # of PCP facilitators and offering SRV training
to families
• Using consumer and family surveys to
measure satisfaction pre- and post-
community placement from closing of state
facility
30. Why Are Data Important?
Without Data
• Could not distinguish policy
goals and actual outcomes
of those policies
• Could not compare the
effectiveness and outcomes
of specific services
• Could not track important
system changes – negative
or positive
• Could not track the
impact of system reform
With Data
• Can measure and develop
strategic goals
• Can enhance transparency
• Can involve individuals and
families in the
interpretation of results
• Can communicate system
values – e.g., choice, health,
relationships
NCI CA Movers Presentation