2017-703-E Health - National Assn of State Mental Health Directors service agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:CAABEAFA-9919-4207-B5CD-58E618EA747E • Knowledge management, development and transfer to promote information sharing among all stakeholders to inform behavioral health policy and practice; • Standardized data collection, reporting, and analysis, enabling valid comparisons within and among behavioral health providers and systems to improve quality of care; and • Information systems development and implementation to support common data across systems and over time while providing data needed for local management. Communication It has been our experience that regular communication between assigned project directors is critical to the success of projects like this. NRI is proposing that bi-weekly phone calls be held between assigned project leads as soon as the project begins. NRI has local presence in the Triangle. Mark O'Donnell, a resident of Durham County, is available to meet with representatives from County Government, UNC Health Care, school systems, and other community stakeholders when needed. The additional experts that will work on the project are available via virtual communications— phone, email, or web meeting— as often as necessary. The County will benefit from gaining the expertise of national experts without incurring the cost of travel expenses. Utilizing virtual communications platforms such as GoToMeeting enables close collaboration through screen sharing and videoconferencing. NRI has successfully managed cross-state projects using these techniques for several years. Evidence of prior experience NRI has worked in all 50 states and has engaged in multiple contracts related to behavioral health systems evaluation, design and delivery. All our work is geared toward the implementation of effective, efficient recovery oriented systems of care that support people in the most integrated settings possible. The experience described below provides examples of our work and are relevant to the tasks identified in this RFP. Colorado Office of Behavioral Health State Needs Assessment: In 2014 and 2015, working for the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, NRI, in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE — Prime Contractor for the project), conducted a needs assessment of Colorado's behavioral health service delivery system as a whole and analyzed service utilization and unmet/under-met needs by population group, service category, and sub-state regions. Vera Hollen was the NRI lead on Page 4 NRI • 3141 Fairview Park Drive • Suite 650• Falls Church, VA• 22042 • 703-738-8160 •www.nri-inc.org