system of care for rhode island's children, youth and families

Implementation Process (continued)
Action Steps
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
(cont.)
! Protocols
established to
address systems’
barriers.
Within 6 months of Report
Issuance:
Ongoing assessment of
systems’ coordination and
necessary adjustments are
made.
! Information
reported
quarterly.
! Children’s Cabinet
creates a workgroup of
staff attorneys,
information systems
specialist and program
staff to identify existing
statutory requirements
and authorities within
each Department.
! Workgroup identifies
where the statutory
authority assists or
impedes implementation
and recommends
necessary
accommodations.
! Cabinet determines
necessary action to
remove systems barriers.
! Initial data compilation
begins among between
Departments within the
first six months of
project implementation.
! Baseline data track is
established for all
elements collected.
! System alignment is
assessed and necessary
changes are made to
facilitate seamless
service delivery at state
and community level.
! Waiting list trends are
reported as they relate
to service access and
delivery performance.
! Community-based
trends are analyzed for
local level performance
measure achievements.
! Data elements are
tracked regularly for
trend analysis.
! Indicators in service
areas across
Departments are
analyzed.
! Problem areas are
identified.
! Service utilization and
cost trends are analyzed
quarterly.
! Trends represent service
concentration in levels
of restrictiveness/
community-based care
and prevalent
geographic utilization.
Ongoing
assessment of
systems’
coordination
and necessary
adjustments are
made.
Data collection
and analysis is
ongoing.
Ongoing
assessment of
systems’
coordination and
necessary
adjustments are
made.
Data collection
and analysis is
ongoing.
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