RSN PIP Resources

Shared PIP documents

At the request of the RSNs, this page posts recent performance improvement project (PIP) documents as a collaborative learning resource. RSNs voluntarily submitted their PIPs for posting with the intention of sharing their projects with peers; the submissions do not necessarily represent best practices.

To submit PIP documents for peer sharing, please email the Acumentra Health team at PIPteam@acumentra.org.

RSN contacts for PIP information (Word, 1/15/2010)

Clinical PIPs

Clark County RSN—Employment Outcomes for Adult Consumers (PDF)

King County RSN—Metabolic Syndrome Screening and Intervention (PDF)

North Sound Mental Health Administration—Decrease in the Days to First Prescriber Appointment after Request for Service (PDF)

Thurston-Mason RSN/PIHP—Multisystemic Therapy (PDF)

• Appendix A: Thurston-Mason Children’s Mental Health
  Evidence-Based Practices Project—Strategic Plan, August 2007 (PDF)
• Appendix B: Thurston Mason MST/FIT Outcomes Form—Intake
• Appendix C: Thurston Mason MST/FIT Outcomes Form—Discharge
• Appendix D: PIP Report Study 2: Medicaid Youth Enrolled in MST Between
  July 1, 2008–April 30, 2009

Nonclinical PIPs

Clark County RSN—Timeliness of Access to Outpatient Services—Year 4 (PDF)

King County RSN—Improved Delivery of Non-Crisis Outpatient Appointments After a Psychiatric Hospitalization (PDF)

North Sound Mental Health Administration—Improved Delivery of Non-Crisis Outpatient Appointments After a Psychiatric Hospitalization (PDF)

Thurston-Mason PIHP/RSN—Improved Rate of Medicaid Adults Seen for a Non-Crisis Outpatient Appointment Within 7 Days of a Discharge from a Psychiatric Inpatient Level of Care (PDF)

Training materials

October 18, 2011

PIPs as Part of Your Quality Management Program (PDF, 10/28/11)

Selecting PIPs (PDF, 10/28/11)

Developing Interventions (PDF, 10/28/11)

Guide to Statistics and Sampling (PDF, 10/27/11)

Earlier trainings

Barrier Analysis for Performance Improvement Projects (Word, 8/09)

Data Analysis Exercise (choosing a statistical test) (PDF, 6/18/09)

Guidelines for Developing a Data Analysis Plan (PDF, 6/18/09)

PIPTraining (May 29, 2009) (PDF, 6/18/09)

External resources

Technical assistance manuals

Quality Improvement Committee Manual (June 2005) (PDF, California Network of Mental Health Clients, 10/27/11)

CMS PIP Protocol (May 2002) (Word, 6/4/09)

HSRI PIP Technical Assistance Manual (October 2004) (PDF, 6/4/09)

HSRI Manual: Selecting Process Measures for Quality Improvement in Mental Healthcare (PN-47, July 2002) (PDF, 6/4/09)

Links

Technical Assistance Manuals

The Evaluation Center at HRSI—product list (PDF)

Mental Health Performance Measures

Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health (CQAIMH)

Statistical calculators

• Chi-Square (Fisher’s Exact Test)

• T-Test