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State programs, reports, and innovative practices that exemplify a systemic perspective on health and safety monitoring. Topics covered include mortality review, risk management, and tracking serious incidents.

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Managed by: Elizabeth Pell of Human Services Research Institute
Co-managed by Valerie Bradley

Product Categories
Books and Printed Material (12 Products)
Electronic Media (9 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (6 Products)
Other (4 Products)
People Who Can Help (2 Products) new

Books and Printed Material

	A Client Called Noah This is the third of three books about Noah and his family. This book tells about Noah's transition from living with his family to living in a variety of institutional and group home settings during his teenage and young adult years.
	Abuse and Neglect Prevention Systems: Evaluation and Implementation Guide This is a curriculum on responding to abuse and neglect. It is based on the 7 Key Components as developed by CMS.
	Center for Outcome Analysis' Personal Life Quality Protocol A battery of instruments designed by the Center for Outcome Analysis for studying quality of life issues for people with developmental disabilities.
	Crisis Management and Working with the Media Crisis Management and Working with the Media is designed to help human service providers prepare for, respond to and recover from dangerous, tragic or embarrassing situations. The premise is that anticipation and preparation offer the luxury of effective
	FEMA Emergency Management Institute G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations FEMA's Emergency Management Institute released its revised emergency planning training course for special needs populations--including seniors and people with disabilities.
	Health Promotion for Persons with Intelllectual and Developmental Disabilities: The State of Scientific Evidence This key report summarizes current research about the health and well being of persons with intellectual disabilities grouped by major topic. It also suggests solutions to eliminate health disparities among this population.
	Living Well With CMS Funding: A Study of Mortality in Wyoming A report on health and welfare of Wyoming citizens on Medicaid.
	Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation "Health Promotion and Coordination Initiative" Formulates clear standards and provides tools for establihing effective and consistent health, clinical and behavioral supports for persons with mental retardation.
	Minnesota Medicaid HCBS "Waiver" Evaluation This report provides findings from a comprehensive evaluation of quality, access and costs of services provided in Minnesota's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services ("waiver") program.
	Quality in Practice: Safety A resource guide that provides suggestions on how organizations can promote safety while still protecting people’s right to experience a full and satisfying life.
	Root Cause Analysis: A Summary of Root Cause Analysis and its use in State Developmental Disabilities Agencies Root Cause Analysis, an analytic process for identifying factors contributing or causing a major adverse event or systems failure, adapted to the developmental disabilities field.
	Supporting People During Hospitalization Practical information to help staff support individuals with disabilities throughout and after hospitalization. It gives practical advice for setting up effective communication systems with hospitals, from admission through discharge planning.

Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)

	About Quality - Mosaic's on-line e-learning course This online "About Quality" course introduces the user to internal quality assurance, accreditation, and quality enhancement plans.
	Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities This comprehensive CD-ROM consists of 13 self-paced instructional modules which address the complex issues related to abuse and neglect of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
	FEMA Emergency Management Institute G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations FEMA's Emergency Management Institute released its revised emergency planning training course for special needs populations--including seniors and people with disabilities.
	Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation "Health Promotion and Coordination Initiative" Formulates clear standards and provides tools for establihing effective and consistent health, clinical and behavioral supports for persons with mental retardation.
	Populations: Minorities With Disabilities This is a section of a website that talks about the health of people of color with disabilities.
	Root Cause Analysis: A Summary of Root Cause Analysis and its use in State Developmental Disabilities Agencies Root Cause Analysis, an analytic process for identifying factors contributing or causing a major adverse event or systems failure, adapted to the developmental disabilities field.
	The Continuum of Care Health Website and Medical Manual A website that provides healthcare information, consultation services, training and interactive medical resources for adults with developmental disabilities, professionals and families who support them.
	The National Association of State Chief Information Officers Web site NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The site links to each state's departments of health.
	Therap Services, LLC Online Web-Based Services Bureau, does incident reports on consumers over the internet. Agency can reduce risk, protect clients and monitor effectiveness of behavior plans.

Organizations, Programs, and Projects

	California Wellness Initiative A program promoting the health and well being of all Californians with developmental disabilities.
	FEMA Emergency Management Institute G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations FEMA's Emergency Management Institute released its revised emergency planning training course for special needs populations--including seniors and people with disabilities.
	Massachusetts Risk Management System Manual The Risk Management System in Massachusetts focuses on addressing the challenge of balancing the responsibility as a public agency to keep individuals with mental retardation safe, with the goal of promoting independence and self determination.
	New Mexico Incident Management System This state-wide system is a model incident reporting and investigation system for community based services.
	Organization Quality Enhancement An international program to help organizations and statewide systems impove the quality of their services.
	Vermont's Vision of a Public System of Developmental and Mental Health Services without Coercion Vermont's Vision of a Public System of Developmental and Mental Health Services without Coercion.

Other

	New Abuse Reporting Procedures Mandated in California A new law that changes the way in which alleged incidents of abuse and deaths involving people with developmental disabilities are reported and investigated.
	Pennsylvania's Health Improvement Initiatives New initiatives in the state of Pennsylvania to improve the health status of people who receive community services.
	R.I.'s Sexual Assualt Incident Management Model This is a description of the process used by the Office of Quality Assurance, DDD, in Rhode Island to respond to allegations of sexual assault.
	Root Cause Analysis: A Summary of Root Cause Analysis and its use in State Developmental Disabilities Agencies Root Cause Analysis, an analytic process for identifying factors contributing or causing a major adverse event or systems failure, adapted to the developmental disabilities field.

People Who Can Help

	James Conroy We can assist with program evaluation of all kinds in the human services. We specialize in ways of measuring qualities of life, and demonstrating that they are valid and reliable.
	Valerie J. Bradley My primary area of expertise is quality assurance and quality management at the federal, state and provider level. Val is the director of the Human Services Research Institute, which has conducted national and state evaluations and training in a wide...

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