In Brief

Publications

SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) recently published Building Practice Improvement Collaboratives: Eleven Case Studies. The 104-page monograph covers 11 case studies of CSAT’s Practice Improvement Collaboratives (PIC) program. The PIC program was designed to help improve substance abuse treatment by expanding the adoption of evidence-based practices through the collaborative efforts of providers, researchers, and policymakers. (See SAMHSA News, Volume XI, Number 4.) In the 11 case studies presented in the monograph, PIC participants describe their activities and accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned during the 12-month developmental phase of the program.

This publication can be ordered through www.ncadi.samhsa.gov or by phone at 1 (800) 729-6686 or 1 (800) 487-4889 (TDD).

This CSAT report, Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Care Benchmarking Project (61 pages), builds on performance measure efforts of SAMHSA, the Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set, and the Washington Circle Group. The project identified the important differences in measures for organization, financing, and target populations for Medicaid waiver programs. Seventeen states, five counties, and the District of Columbia participated in the project. All have Medicaid managed care programs that include behavioral health services.

This publication can be ordered through www.ncadi.samhsa.gov or by phone at 1 (800) 729-6686 or 1 (800) 487-4889 (TDD).