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Farrokh Alemi1, Thomas Sullivan
1Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, McLean, Virginia, USA.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
|March 17, 2007
Summary
A new tool estimates patient services in drug treatment programs, addressing a gap in standardizing program activity and census measures. This method improves the understanding of service delivery and patient engagement in addiction care.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Addiction Treatment
- Program Evaluation
Background:
- Standardizing expenditure data collection in drug treatment programs has advanced.
- Measuring program activities and patient census remains a challenge.
- Accurate program metrics are crucial for effective addiction care evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce a novel tool for estimating patient service utilization in drug treatment programs.
- Address the need for standardized measures of program activities and census.
- Provide a reliable method for assessing the scope and nature of services delivered.
Main Methods:
- Development of a new estimation tool.
- Methodology focused on quantifying service number, duration, and type.
- Application in drug treatment program settings.
Main Results:
- The tool provides estimates for the number, length, and nature of services received by patients.
- Demonstrates a viable method for estimating program activities.
- Offers a potential solution for standardizing program census data.
Conclusions:
- The developed tool offers a standardized approach to measuring patient services in drug treatment.
- This method can enhance program evaluation and resource allocation.
- Further research can refine this tool for broader application in addiction services research.
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