NCJ Number
65216
Date Published
1978
Length
26 pages
Annotation
A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AT THE STATE LEVEL IS DESCRIBED, WHICH PROVIDES A MORE EXTENSIVE INFORMATION BASE FOR PLANNING AND MONITORING RESOURCES FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
Abstract
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND THE PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT FUND AND OVERSEE THEIR OPERATIONS MUST ADOPT A BUSINESS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO PROGRAM OPERATIONS. THIS INVOLVES EMPHASIS ON MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES SUCH AS PLANNING AND BUDGETING, COST ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RECORDKEEPING, AND MONITORING TO ANSWER A HOST OF DAILY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADDRESSING THESE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEEDS IS FOCUSED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, WHICH MUST COORDINATE A MIXTURE OF UMBRELLA AGENCIES AND LOCAL PROGRAMS. TO ASSIST STATES IN MEETING THIS NEED, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE (NIDA) HAS DEVELOPED A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) COMPOSED OF THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS, WHICH COLLECT MANAGEMENT DATA DEALING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND TOGETHER FORM THE BASIS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE MIS AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE CLIENT-ORIENTED DATA ACQUISTION PROCESS (CODAP) COLLECTS DATA ON ALL CLIENTS ADMITTED OR DISCHARGED FROM TREATMENT; THE NATIONAL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT UTILIZATION SURVEY (NDATUS) COLLECTS FACILITY (CLINIC) INFORMATION; AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (FMIS) COLLECTS FISCAL DATA ON PROGRAM TYPES. CODAP IS AN ONGOING REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FEDERALLY-SUPPORTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS. NDATUS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY IN ALL TREATMENT PROGRAMS, REGARDLESS OF FUNDING SOURCES. FMIS IS DESIGNED SOLELY TO MEET STATE NEEDS, IS OPTIONAL FOR STATES, AND IS NOT A REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR NIDA. EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS DESCRIBE THE OPERATION OF THE FMIS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--RCB)