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Strategies for Measuring the Quality of Psychotherapy: A White Paper to Inform Measure Development and Implementation. C. Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy is intended to help the individual build awareness and understanding of his or her behaviors, thoughts, and feelings, and on how past experience relates to current functioning (Shedler 2010). Psychodynamic therapy is traditionally delivered over a relatively long period of time, sometimes years; recently, however, there has b

Strategies for Measuring the Quality of Psychotherapy: A White Paper to Inform Measure Development and Implementation

Various types of psychotherapy can benefit people who experience depression, anxiety, and other common mental disorders. However, the extent to which these psychotherapies are available and delivered effectively is largely unknown. In the context of health care reforms that encourage performance measurement, a strong set of measures focused on psy

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Health Insurance Marketplace: Summary Enrollment Report For the Initial Annual Open Enrollment Period. Appendix C: Characteristics of Persons WHO Have Selected Marketplace Plans Through the Ffm by Race / Ethnicity

The following section describes the race and ethnicity of those who have selected a plan in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) through during the period October 1, 2013–March 31, 2014 (including Special Enrollment Period (SEP) activity through April 19, 2014). States with State-based Marketplaces are not required to report race and ethn

Examination of Clinical Trial Costs and Barriers for Drug Development. 4.3 Difficulties in Recruiting and Retaining Participants

In interviews, expert consultants and representatives from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and CROs cited patient recruitment as one of the most significant barriers to conducting clinical trials in the United States. Failure to recruit sufficient numbers of patients can result in costly delays or even cancellation of the entire trial (

Design and Operation of the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities. National Survey Methods

Overview The national survey followed an approach similar to that for the pretest, in which separate personnel were used in contacting facilities: recruiters to call facilities, determine eligibility, and set appointments; and interviewers to conduct the on-site interviews. Facility recruitment began on March 16, 2010, and continued throughout

Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Grantees. B. Tailoring Services to LGBTQ RHY

As a group, the agencies we studied offer examples of methods for tailoring a variety of services to make them accessible and potentially effective for LGBTQ youth. We discussed with staff their approaches to providing seven types of services to LGBTQ RHY: (1) street outreach; (2) housing, including emergency shelter and transitional living; (3) d

Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Grantees. A. Addressing LGBTQ Identity in Assessments

Agency staff conduct assessments during initial intake sessions and subsequent meetings with youth. These assessments focus on triaging to determine immediate needs, detailing personal circumstances, and identifying risk factors or barriers that may need to be addressed through longer-term services.

Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Grantees. II. Agencies’ Collection and Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data

Understanding the number and characteristics of homeless youth is important for policy and planning at the provider, local, and national levels. Reliable data on who experiences homelessness can help researchers identify population groups that are at higher risk. Providers can consider information on the size and characteristics of the local homel

Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data Initiatives. E. Datasets Released by HHS

HHS and the Institute of Medicine launched the Health Data Initiative (also known as the Open Data Initiative) in 2010. The purpose of the Health Data Initiative is to encourage “innovators to utilize health data to develop applications to raise awareness of health and health system performance and spark community action to improve health.” 1

Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data Initiatives. 2. Sources of Disclosure Risk

To understand the potential sources of disclosure risk requires an awareness of who might attempt to re-identify records in federal microdata, what are their capabilities, and what are their resources, including what data they might use in their re-identification attempts, and what tools are available to assist them in doing so. a. Potential In

Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data Initiatives

Federal agencies have a long history of releasing data to the public, and they also have a legal obligation to protect the confidentiality of the individuals and organizations from which the data were collected. Federal agencies have successfully balanced these two objectives for decades. With the new emphasis on expanding public access to federal

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CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Findings. IX. Families’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Experiences with the CHIP/MEDICAID Application and Renewal Process

KEY FINDINGS:

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Findings. Survey of CHIP and Medicaid Enrollees and Disenrollees

Since the survey of CHIP and Medicaid enrollees and disenrollees is a major focus in this final report, additional information about its design is provided here. The survey was fielded in 2012 and included 12,100 CHIP enrollees in 10 states and 3,400 Medicaid enrollees in 3 of these states. 18 The CHIP and Medicaid samples were drawn from three d

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Findings. What Did the Evaluation Find?

As summarized in Table ES.1, the evaluation found CHIP to be successful in nearly every area examined. CHIP succeeded in expanding health insurance coverage to the population it is intended to serve, particularly children who would otherwise be uninsured, increasing their access to needed health care, and reducing the financial burdens and stress

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. 5. Summary and Implications

The CRRI was an important and ambitious undertaking. It aimed to help the three grantee communities recover from the behavioral health effects of the Great Recession, as well as arm these cities and their citizens with the tools to better handle any subsequent economic downtowns. Because of the shortened timeframe of the initiative as well as sign

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Lorain

Lorain's PRIDE provided several community-level indicators in their final project report, as indicated in Table 4-9. Several of these indicators came from their community surveys, which were conducted with 300 households in both 2011 and 2012. TABLE 4-9 Community Variables for Lorain 2010-2012

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Lessons Learned

Participating in the project allowed all the collaborating agencies and staff to know their community better. The many requirements of the CRRI grant for establishing collaborative partnerships, conducting screenings, or distributing surveys led individuals and organizations to examine their entire community in much greater detail. Examining how t

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Sustainability

Several aspects of the CRRI project in Union City will continue. For example, at least six staff of CRRI will remain in new positions and continue to share their expertise in the community. In addition, service agency staff have a newfound appreciation for preventive care and the value of increasing intellectual capital in the community through st

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Challenges

Implementing the CRRI effort in Union City confronted several challenges. During the initial implementation there were some delays in filling all the staff positions. Hiring bilingual staff who would meet education and licensing standards was difficult and time consuming. Unfortunately this project did experience some staff turnover, a difficulty

Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative: Final Evaluation Report. Staffing Strategies

The CRRI project was launched at a critical juncture in Union City, which was facing budget cuts to service programs at a time when community needs were increasing due to the Great Recession. Initial project management efforts focused on creative ways to leverage existing resources, such as identifying staff and program space across organizations

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