Research, Evaluation & Planning
Expanded
Consumer Satisfaction Surveys
Continued and expanded consumer satisfaction surveys by including
in-patient and outpatient units of the NeuroPsychiatric Center
(NPC), Assertive Community Treatment teams, New Day Program,
and the Consumer Benefits Office. Implemented bi-annual surveys
of law enforcement satisfaction with the NPC.
Supported
Rights Committee, Reviewed Proposed Studies
Continued to provide support for the Committee for Protection
of Human Subjects, including review of proposed studies and
liaison work with nine universities, agencies and companies.
Surveyed
Transportation Needs
Assisted the MR division with a survey of transportation needs
and issues for use at the Transportation Forum, and with organizing
the ethnic minority and older MR consumer support groups.
Modeled
Flow of Consumers in Adult Mental Health System
Modeled consumer flow into and out of the Adult Mental Health
system in order to anticipate capacity exhaustion.
Developed
Data on Impact of New Medications
Developed modeling alternatives regarding the financial impact
of the new generation medications.
Analyzed
Hospital Use
Conducted a series of hospital use analyses, including: paths
from Harris County Jail to state facilities; demographics
and referral sources for admission to state hospitals; comparison
of HCPC vs. INSYST data sets; insurance status of hospital
admissions; and trends in public hospital use from 1993 to
2000.
Conducted
Case-Finding Analyses
Conducted case-finding analyses in order to: help set admission
criteria for Adult Mental Health service coordination and
identify cases to recruit, and automate the referral method
and case identification methods for SSI application.
Identified,
Mapped Consumers and Staff
Assisted service site planning by identifying and mapping
current customers and staff and by providing information for
the anticipated Northside Family Resource Center relocation.
Assisted
CHIP Planning and Marketing
Assisted the planning and marketing for Children’s Health
Insurance Program by identifying and estimating potential
impact of CHIP program on agency caseload insurance status,
and analyzing the potential impact of CHIP funding “swap.
”Furthered
Study of Medicaid Policy Impact
Continued the Hogg Foundation-supported study of Medicaid
policy impact through the assessment of effect of STAR/STAR
PLUS programs on system and on individuals within system.
Analyzed
Clinical Outcomes of Sample of Consumers
Analyzed multiple concurrent measures of clinical outcome
over time for a sample of adult consumers who had been in
treatment for at least two years. The results described the
typical course of treatment response across symptom status,
functional skill, and housing and vocational indicators.
