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JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 241-254Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.11.008
Keywords
Washington Circle; Substance abuse treatment; Performance measures; Public sector
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- NIDA NIH HHS [P50 DA010233-09S1, P50 DA010233, P50 DA010233-09S2, P50 DA 010233, P50 DA010233-10] Funding Source: Medline
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Five states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Oklahoma) have incorporated the Washington Circle (WC) substance abuse performance measures in various ways into their quality improvement strategies. In this article, we focus on what other states and local providers might learn from these states' experiences as they consider using WC performance measures. Using a case study approach, we report that the use of WC measures differs across these five states, although there are important common themes required for adoption and sustainability of performance measures, which include leadership, evaluation of specification and use of measures over time, state-specific adaptation of the WC measure specifications, collaboration with consultants and partners, inclusion of WC measures in the context of other initiatives, reporting to providers and the public, and data and resource requirements. As additional states adopt some of the WC measures, or adopt other performance measurement approaches, these states' experiences could help them to develop implementations based on their particular needs. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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