C7. Mental Health Integration Programs: Exhibit E- Funding — 2012 Quality Aims And Performance Goals: Mental Health Integration ProgramsFunded By State And Counties

In December 2013, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released nine core measures for assessing the quality of behavioral health care services integrated into primary care. The measures were developed and validated for use in various quality-of-care applications. Core measures align closely with the Integration Framework. The seventh measure is C7. Mental Health Integration Programs. It is titled, "Exhibit E- Funding -- 2012 Quality Aims And Performance Goals: Mental Health Integration Programs Funded By State And Counties." C7 was designed specifically to assess integrated care. Each measure includes the following: Monthly Measurement; Performance Commitment; and Measurement . . .