JLARC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AUDIT

Performance Measures for ManagingWashington State’sPublic Mental Health SystemExecutive SummaryPrepared for theJoint Legislative Audit and Review CommitteebyClegg and Associates, Inc. The University of Washington Health Policy Analysis ProgramThe Center for Clinical InformaticsJuly 2000Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES .................................................. 1BEST PRACTICES IN MENTAL HEALTH PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENT............................................................................................................. 2PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE SELECTION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES......... 3BUILDING ON EXISTING KNOWLEDGE................................................................. 3NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT....... 3PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN OTHER STATES AND PRIVATE MENTAL HEALTHSYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................... 3FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATES .................................................................................... 5CURRENT STATUS OF THE STATE’S PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTACTIVITIES..................................................................................................................... 5SETTING SYSTEM DIRECTION ........................................ ...