Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction: The Quality Agenda in Behavioral Health....Pages 1-8
Behavioral Health Conditions: Direct Treatment Costs and Indirect Social Costs....Pages 9-32
The Need for Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health....Pages 33-54
Total Quality Improvement: Increase Quality and Efficiency....Pages 55-68
Quality Improvement and Clinical Psychological Science....Pages 69-85
The Toyota Way....Pages 87-96
The Business Case for Quality Improvement in Behavioral Healthcare....Pages 97-108
Process Mapping to Improve Quality in Behavioural Health Service Delivery....Pages 109-118
Ishikawa Diagram....Pages 119-132
Checklists for Quality Improvement and Evaluation in Behavioral Health....Pages 133-151
Project Planning Facilitates Effective Outcomes....Pages 153-168
The Multisystemic Therapy® Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement System....Pages 169-192
The Use of the Electronic Health Record in Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Initiatives....Pages 193-206
Creating a Quality Improvement System for an Integrated Care (IC) Program: The Why, What, and How to Measure....Pages 207-227
QI and the APA....Pages 229-245
Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT): Improving the Outcome of Psychotherapy One Person at a Time....Pages 247-262
Quality Improvement and Management in Correctional Mental Health....Pages 263-274
Improving the Quality of Care for Serious Mental Illness....Pages 275-288
Quality Improvement, Professional Competence, and the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct....Pages 289-302
Quality Improvement and Population Behavioral Health....Pages 303-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-327