Risk Adjustment of Florida Mental Health Outcomes Data: Concepts, Methods, and Results
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2001
Keywords
Mental Health, Health Promotion, Mental Health Service, Disease Prevention, Outcome Data
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287243
Abstract
This article discusses outcome evaluation systems for mental health programs. It reviews and critically evaluates design and analysis methods for strengthening the validity of such uncontrolled comparisons. The article examines methods for statistically adjusting preexisting groups, now referred to as risk adjustment or case-mix adjustment, and offers guidelines for determining when this procedure is appropriate. Then, analyses on two dependent variables—a global rating of functioning and a consumer satisfaction measure—available from an outcomes evaluation system currently underway in Florida are used to demonstrate the proposed method of risk adjustment. Results for 24 providers of mental health services showed that while risk adjustment only made a small difference in the overall provider rankings, the ranking of some specific providers changed considerably. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of this research.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, v. 28, issue 3, p. 258-272
Scholar Commons Citation
Dow, Michael; Boaz, Timothy L.; and Thornton, David, "Risk Adjustment of Florida Mental Health Outcomes Data: Concepts, Methods, and Results" (2001). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 293.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/293
