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Grant Number:	5R44DA013067-03
PI Name:	NEMES, SUSANNA A.
PI Email:	snemes@danya.com
PI Title:	VICE PRESIDENT OF TOBACCO, DRUGS AND ALC
Project Title:	Performance Measurement for Treatment Improvement

Abstract: DESCRIPTION: It is anticipated that Congress will move regulation of methadone treatment programs to adopt an accreditation model in the future. The center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) have participated in a joint study to determine feasibility of an accreditation model. Preliminary findings show that programs are indeed able to meet accreditation requirements. Danya International, Inc. developed the conceptual framework for a Performance measurement for Treatment Improvement (PMTI) Web-based application in Phase I of this project. The unique benefits of this system to methadone treatment programs include, but are not limited to, the following: presents accreditation guidelines; provides sample plans, policies, and procedures; provides access to automated performance measurement tools; provides data reports and analysis; compares local, state/county, and national benchmark data; guides staff through a quality improvement (QI) process; and provides ready-to-use QI tools and techniques. Danya is proposing to develop and program this Web-based application in Phase II. Specific aims of the project will be to complete the architecture design, complete the content development of the PMTI system, program the system using Web-based technologies, beta test the system, and conduct a users' assessment.

Thesaurus Terms:
Internet, biomedical automation, computer system design /evaluation, data collection methodology /evaluation, drug abuse therapy, health care model, health care quality, health care service evaluation, outcomes research
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clinical research, health services research tag, human data

Institution:	DANYA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	8737 COLESVILLE RD, STE 1200
	SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	30-SEP-1999
Project End:	31-AUG-2004
ICD:	NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
IRG:	ZRG1

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