The Bristol Observatory

 

                         We measure treatment outcomes

                                    Using existing administrative data

                                              While protecting personal privacy

  



Methodology


Selected Presentations


Using Existing Databases to Meet State Information Needs and Federal Reporting Requirements. 18th Annual Conference on State Mental Health Agency Services Research.  Arlington, VA, February 2008.  Handout


Ten Questions: New Hampshire POE Project. Fall Meeting of ONE-MHSIP; The Organization of Northeast Mental Health Statistics Improvement Projects. Burlington, VT, October 2007.  Slideshow


Adult Mental Health Caseload Overlap with Eleven Other State and Federal Caseloads in Connecticut, FY2005. 17th Annual Conference on State Mental Health Agency Service Research; Program Evaluation and Policy.  Washington, DC, February 2007. Handout


URS Table 21 Readmission to ANY Inpatient Hospital Within 30 and 180 Days of State Hospital Discharge in Vermont. 17th Annual Conference on State Mental Health Agency Service Research; Program Evaluation and Policy. Washington, DC, February 2007. Handout


The Administrator’s Misconception: Subjective Perception vs. Objective Measurement Of the number of Children Participating in Multiple Treatment Programs. Florida Mental Health Institute; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health. 17 Annual Research Conference; "A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base". Tampa, FL, March 2004. Handout


Achieving Fair and Accurate Mental Health Outcomes Information.  Risk Adjustment II: National Research Development Conference .  Spokane, WA, March  2001.  Handout


Toward an Operational Definition of “Personally Identifiable Information”. 8th Biennial Symposium on Statistical Methods. Atlanta, GA, January 2001. Abstract


Using A Virtual M.I.S. For Behavioral Health Care Evaluation. 7th Annual Florida Conference on Behavioral Healthcare Evaluation. Orlando, FL, December 2000. Handout


How to be Fair When you Compare. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Conference. Alexandria, VA, February 2000. Handout


Probabilistic Population Estimation for Measuring Relative Risk of Arrest of Mental Health Service Recipients. National Conference on Health Statistics. Washington, DC, August 1999. Handout


Causes and Consequences of Caseload Segregation/Integration. The 12th Annual Conference on A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health. Tampa, FL, February 1999. Handout


After Children’s Services. The 12th Annual Conference on A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health. Tampa, FL. February 1999. Proceedings


Personally Identifiable Information: How do you know when you have it? What can you do without it? National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Conference. Alexandria, VA, February 1999. Handout


Service Systems Research in the Information Age. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Conference. Washington, DC, February 1996. Handout