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37 <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: Business Systems Manager, <br />STR/Authorization Manager, Information Technology staff, Provider Community <br />• Support implementation of new and expansion of existing evidence-based <br />and best practice services in OPC's catchment area. <br />Target Date: On-going <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: Care Management Department, <br />Service and Community Planning and Authorizations Unit, Utilization <br />Management Committee, Authorizations Workgroup, Provider Relations Unit, <br />Senior Management, CFAC, Area Board <br />• Develop Comprehensive UM Plan which incorporates feedback from <br />consumers and stakeholders and identifies OPC's priorities related to <br />continuity of care and treated prevalence.•~ " . <br />Target Date: Annually following Area Board Retreat <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders:Care Management Director, UM <br />Committee, Senior Management, CFAC,.Area Board. <br />-~ <br />• Generate and routinely review appropriate .data to drive modification of <br />IPRS Benefits Plan <br />Target Date: February 2007 and on-going <br />,:> <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: Business Systerims manager, <br />STR/Authorization Manager, UM Committee, Senior Management, QIlPR <br />Department <br />• Improve pen~tratio-i rates for underserved population groups e.g. Latinos, <br />Severely Barad '' Persis'tantly Mentally 111 (SPMI), children with Severe <br />Emotional Disturbance.. (SED), etc, by increasing IPRS funds to agencies <br />serving these populafions . , w -- ~~~ <br />Target Date: On-going ' ,, <br />Responsible Parties arid; Stakeholders: Care Management Director, UM <br />Committee, STR/Authorization;Manager <br />. ~'' , <br />• Expand the list of IPRS services which are authorized by OPC, to include, <br />but not be limited to DD services <br />Target Date: July 2007 <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: STR/Authorization Manager, Provider <br />Community <br />• Increase the number of reviews of PCPs for IPRS funded enhanced <br />services to reach DMH's identified goal of 25% and 10% for Medicaid <br />enhanced funded services. This will also include follow-up with 15% of <br />consumers for whom a .PCP is not received within 45 days following a <br />referral to an enhanced benefit provider <br />37 <br />