MEDNET: A Multistate Policy Maker-Researcher Collaboration to Improve Prescribing Practices

作者:Finnerty Molly*; Neese Todd Sheree; Bilder Scott; Olfson Mark; Crystal Stephen
来源:Psychiatric Services, 2014, 65(11): 1297-1299.
DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.201400343

摘要

States face new federal requirements to monitor psychotropic prescribing practices for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid. Effective use of quality measurement and quality improvement strategies hold the promise of improved outcomes for public mental health systems. The Medicaid/Mental Health Network for Evidence-Based Treatment (MEDNET), funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is a multistate Medicaid quality collaborative with the Rutgers University Center for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, and Outcomes. This column describes the development, infrastructure, challenges, and early evidence of success of this public-academic partnership, the first multistate Medicaid quality improvement collaborative to focus on psychotropic medications.

  • 出版日期2014-11
  • 单位rutgers