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NIATx opportunities for tomorrow

Over 13,000 Over 13,000 substance abuse substance abuse

treatment providers treatment providers nationwide.nationwide.

Measures of Measures of Integration Integration

Performance Performance

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Learning ObjectiveParticipants will:

• Learn a strategy to assess integration progress

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The Role of Measurement

• Common traits of business transformation

• When done well, it can be a driver.

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The Story of Paul O’Neil

• OMB Director to Treasurer

• President and Chair of Alcoa

• Influencer “The Power to Change Anything”

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Types of Data• Evaluation or on-going performance

• Implementation

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Project Measures

1a. Patients Screened1b. Patients Screened Positive2a. Patients Needing Brief Intervention2b. Patients Receiving Brief Intervention3a. Patients referred to specialty or primary

care3b. Patients receiving specialty or primary

care

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Other Measures• Financial

• Clinical

• Operation Measures (Communication, Physical/Temporal Proximity, Elimination of Stigma)

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Next Steps

• Address what and how you want to apply measurement in your charter

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