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Progress Monitoring in an Integrated Health Care System: Tracking Behavioral Health Vital Signs

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Progress monitoring implementation in an integrated health care system is a complex process that must address factors such as measurement, technology, delivery system care processes, patient needs and provider requirements. This article will describe how one organization faced these challenges by identifying the key decision points (choice of measure, process for completing rating scale, interface with electronic medical record and clinician engagement) critical to implementation. Qualitative and quantitative data will be presented describing customer and stakeholder satisfaction with the mental health progress monitoring tool (MHPMT) as well as organizational performance with key measurement targets.

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Steinfeld, B., Franklin, A., Mercer, B. et al. Progress Monitoring in an Integrated Health Care System: Tracking Behavioral Health Vital Signs. Adm Policy Ment Health 43, 369–378 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-015-0648-7

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