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1993 HSAC Recommendations Continued <br />11) Consolidation of information <br />12) Master client index <br />13) Efficient data collection and retrieval <br />14) Outcome - oriented studies <br />15) Long -term effectiveness studies <br />16) Studies developed and collected by neutral sources <br />17) Remove access barriers by providing "one -stop shopping" <br />18) Maximization of user - friendly parts of the system such as schools <br />4. What kinds of assistance would be needed in utilizing tools? <br />Page 2 <br />1) Leadership training for agency staff and key community leaders to include board <br />members, and clients to enhance non - defensive listening skills and promote staff <br />empowerment. <br />2) Technical assistance to develop a linkable, coordinated database with common data <br />elements to facilitate data and system sharing. This database would be used to: <br />a. make internal and external decisions <br />b. provide data for outcome - oriented, long term effectiveness studies which would <br />ideally, be developed and conducted by neutral sources. <br />3) Mutually negotiated confidentiality agreements between private and public agencies. <br />4) Commitments to improve services as evidenced by funding choices which includes <br />the courage to make the hard "de- funding" decisions, enhanced use of public facilities <br />such as the schools, and increased provisions of multiple services at one location <br />(one -stop shopping). <br />5) Facilitation of meetings between members of different agencies with similar concerns. <br />