SPQM Statewide Database a CMS Promising Practice
"Outcome data in the treatment of mental health and substance use are scarce, making quality improvement difficult. This report describes how Medicaid claims data can be combined with service-level data to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of services provided in community mental health centers (CMHCs). It describes how CMHCs in three States have used a particular system, Service Process Quality Management (SPQM), to improve quality and achieve cost savings." -Edward Kako, PhD of Acumen, LLC, for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
This is one of a series of reports prepared by Acumen under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlighting promising practices in home and community-based services. This report is intended to share information about different approaches to offering home and community-based services. Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council contracts with MTM Services to provide the SPQM product.
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