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38 <br />Target Date: On-going <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: STR/Authorization Manager, QI/PR <br />Department, Provider Community <br />• Expand the consumers' choice of providers available to deliver state <br />funded assessment and treatment services by adding up to two additional <br />providers <br />Target Date: October 2007 <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: UM Committee, Provider Relations, <br />Finance Department, CFAC, Provider Community ,:';: = --~ <br />,< <br />• Use data obtained through coordination with providers of enhanced and <br />crisis services to better identify high risk, high .cost consumers <br />Target Date: On-going <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders: Business Systems Manager, Lead <br />Clinical Care Coordinator, Provider Community ~.__ ~, <br />• Decrease the utilization of bed days at state psychiatric facilities by OPC <br />consumers <br />Target Date: On-going ~` <br />Responsible Parties and `; ,Stakeholders: Clinical Care Coordinator, <br />STR/Authorizations Manager <br />;_ <br />• Review and make improvements as needed ri any of the above objectives <br />as a part of a continuous quality irriprovement plan. <br />Target Date: June 30, 2010 <br />Responsible Parties and Stakeholders:~Seraior Management <br />Resourcefa location <br />,, <br />OPC~currently has 12:6 FTEs assigned to the Service Management function including <br />STR, lJR/UM and Care Coordination. <br />One STR/Authorizer is a registered nurse with over 20 years experience in adult mental <br />health. ~~ ~ '~,_ :~~ <br />Another STR/Autho~izer is a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) who is bi- <br />lingual and has expertise in adult mental health. This individual will receive a Master's <br />degree in Social Work in May 2007 and will seek provisional licensure as a Licensed <br />Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Additionally, this staff member is currently working <br />towards becoming a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist. <br />The STR/Authorizer with child mental health expertise is a licensed school counselor. <br />38 <br />