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Using information to guide managed behavioral health care.

Christopher Tompkins1, Jennifer Perloff

  • 1Associate Professor, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller Graduate School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. tompkins@brandeis.edu

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
|January 15, 2004
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Public Health Policy
  • Behavioral Health Management

Background:

  • Public behavioral health systems require effective data management for monitoring and performance improvement.
  • Arizona's existing data infrastructure offers potential for enhanced oversight of substance abuse and mental health services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the use of existing state data for managing and monitoring Arizona's public behavioral health sector.
  • To explore variations in service utilization and spending across regions within Arizona's behavioral health system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a framework focusing on rate-setting, financial incentives, provider profiling, and data quality monitoring.
  • Analyzed data from 33,208 Medicaid-covered and uninsured adults, including regional service mix and spending patterns.
  • Examined longitudinal data on client mix and spending priorities of regional managed care organizations.

Main Results:

  • Significant regional variations in service mix and spending were observed for substance abuse treatment clients.
  • Spending disparities persisted even when controlling for client demographics and clinical factors.
  • Managed care organizations exhibited divergent trends in client mix and spending priorities over time.

Conclusions:

  • Substantial regional variation in service delivery and spending within Arizona's behavioral health system indicates potential for optimization.
  • Leveraging existing data can guide system performance and improve the efficiency of substance abuse and mental health treatment services.
  • Further analysis is warranted to understand and address the drivers of regional disparities to enhance system-wide performance.

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