Directory of Measure Sources

Government Agencies

• Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, Inc. Link
  Children's Review Program Performance Measurement System ORYX Initiative
  
• Chesterfield County Community Services Board Link
  Outcome Management Program
  
• Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Link
  
• Delaware Health and Social Services-Division of Substance Abuse &Mental Health Link
  Decision Support System Project
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs Link
  Rosenheck, R. & Cicchetti, D. (1995). A Mental Health Performance Monitoring System for the Department of Veterans Affairs. West Haven, CT: Northeast Program Evaluation Center.
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs- Palo Alto Health Care System Link
  Indicators of Facility and Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) Performance Fong, W.X., & Piette, J.D. VA care for Substance Abuse Patients: Indicators of Facility and VISN Performance (Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998). December 1999.
  
• Florida Council for Community Mental Health Link
  
• Illinois Bureau of Managed Care- Office of Mental Health Link
  
• Iowa Department of Human Services- Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Link
  Iowa Performance Plan Indicators/Mental Access Plan
• Kentucky Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Link
• Maine Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Link
  Office of Quality Assurance
  
• Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Link
  
• Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance Link
  
• Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP) Link
  
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Link
  State Planning & Monitoring Mental Health Performance Indicators
  
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Link
  
• Nevada Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services Link
  
• New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services Link
  
• New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Link
  
• New York State Office of Mental Health Link
  
• Ohio Department of Mental Health Link
  
• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Link
  
• Oregon Department of Human Services-Office of Mental Health Service Link
  Report Card for Alcohol & Drug Treatment
  
• Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals Link
  
• Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Link
  TennCare Partners Program Performance Measures
  
• Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse Link
  
• Veterans Health Administration / United States Department of Defense
  VHA/DOD Performance Measures for the Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults, Version 2.0. Veterans Health Administration / Department of Defense, March 2000.
  
• Virginia Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services Link
  Virginia Performance and Outcome Measurement System (POMS). Specification of performance and outcome indicators. Phase 1. Version 1.0.
  
• Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services Link
  

Research Studies

• Baker, J.G. (1998). A performance indicator spreadsheet for physicians in community mental health centers. Psychiatric Services, 49(10): 1293-8.
  
• Bass, R.D., & Windle, C. (1972). Continuity of Care: An Approach to Measurement: AJP 129(2): 196-201.
  
• Brown, J.B., Shye, D., McFarland, B.H., et al. (2000). Controlled Trials of CQI and Academic Detailing to Implement a Clinical Practice Guideline for Depression. Journal on Quality Improvement, 26(1): 39-54.
  
• Katon, W., Rutter, C.M., Lin, E., et al. (2000). Are there detectable differences in quality of care or outcome of depression across primary care providers? Medical Care 38(6): 552-561.
  
• Katon, W., Von Korff, M., Lin, E., et al. (1992). Adequacy and duration of antidepressant treatment in primary care. Medical Care 30(1): 67-76.
  
• Lehman, A.F., Steinwachs, D.M., Dixon, L.B., et al. (1998). Translating research into practice: The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) treatment recommendations. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 24(1):1-10.
  
• Leslie, D.L., & Rosenheck, RA. (2000). Comparing quality of mental health care for public-sector and privately insured populations. Psychiatric Services 51(5): 650-5.
• Marcus, S.C., Olfon, M., Pincus, H.A., et al. (1999). Therapeutic drug monitoring of mood stabilizers in Medicaid patients with bipolar disorder." American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(7):1014-1018.
• Popkin, M.K., Callies, A.L., Lurie, N., et al. (1997). An instrument to evaluate the process of psychiatric care in ambulatory settings. Psychiatric Services, 48(4), 524-527.
  
• Rosenheck, R., Fontana, A., & Stolar, M. (1999). Assessing quality of care: Administrative indicators and clinical outcomes in Posttraumatic Stress disorder. Medical Care, 37(2), 180-188.
• Rost, K., Williams, C., Wherry, J., et al. (1995). The process and outcomes of care for major depression in rural family practice settings. The Journal of Rural Health, 11: 114-21.
  
• Wells, K.B., Sturm, R., Sherbourne, C.D., et al. (1996). Caring for Depression. Harvard University Press; Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  
• Wells, K.B., Norquist, G., Benjamin, B., et al. (1994). Quality of antidepressant medications prescribed at discharge to depressed elderly patients in general medical hospitals before and after prospective payment system. General Hospital Psychiatry, 16:4-15.
  
• Wells, K.B., Rogers, W.H., Davis, L.M., et al. (1993). Quality of care for hospitalized depressed elderly patients before and after implementation of the Medicaid prospective payment system. American Journal of Psychiatry, 150(12): 1799-1804.
• Wells, K.B., Goldberg, G., Brook, R., et al. (1988). Management of Patients on Psychotropic Drugs in Primary Care Clinics. Medical Care, 26(7):645-656.
• Young, A.S., Sullivan, G., Burnam, M.A., et al. (1998). Measuring the quality of outpatient treatment for schizophrenia. Archives of General Psychiatry, 55:611-617.
  
• Zimmerman, D.R., Sarita, K.L., Arling, G., et al. (1995). Development and testing of nursing home quality indicators. Health Care Financing Review, 16(4):107-127. Link
  

Research Centers

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences- Center for Outcome Research Effectiveness Link
  
• University of Iowa- Institute for Quality Healthcare Link

Clinician Organizations

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Link
  
• American College of Mental Health Administration (ACMHA) Link
• American Psychiatric Association (APA) Link
  
• American Psychiatric Association (APA) Task Force on Quality Indicators Link
  
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Link
  

Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (MBHOs)

• American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA) Link
  Performance measures for managed behavioral healthcare programs (PERMS) measures
  
• Comprehensive Behavioral Care Link
  
• Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) Link
  
• Value Behavioral Health Link
  

Accreditors

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Link
  Performance Measures for Rehabilitation Programs
  
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Link
  ORYX measures
  
• The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Link
  Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures

Health Systems/Facilities

• Child and Adolescent Residential Psychiatric Programs (CHARPP) Link
  The CHARPP Improvement Measurement Program (CHIMP) measures
• Maryland Hospital Association Link
  Maryland Hospital Association Quality Indicator Project
  
• M-CARE Link
  University of Michigan Medical Center Health Plan
  
• National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) Link
  

Employer Purchasers

• Washington Circle Group Link
  
• Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) Link