Reference no: EM133522961

Question: Considering your proposal, I need a data collection plan that could consider the following:

Provide brief context
Program goal/objective
How variable is measured (indicator)
Who provides the data (source)
How data are collected (method)
When data are gathered
Where data are gathered
Who collects the data

McLeod Health is a healthcare system based in Florence, South Carolina, with over 7,500 employees and 1,000 licensed beds across seven hospitals. The system provides a range of medical services, including cancer care, heart and vascular care, women's services, orthopedic care, and neuroscience care. McLeod Health also has an extensive network of physician practices and outpatient facilities throughout the region.

In the Cheraw Campus of McLeod Health, people don't have easy access to mental health care. The goal is to fix this social problem by setting up telepsychiatry services. The goal for the future is to make mental health care easier to get and more timely, leading to better results for patients and shorter stays for those who have to be committed against their will.

The goal is to make more psychiatric professionals available for screening and treatment. There should be telepsychiatry consultations at the Cheraw Campus. This can be measured by tracking how many telepsychiatry sessions are done each month. Money needs to be set aside to hire more mental health workers and build the infrastructure for telepsychiatry services. McLeod Health can offer telepsychiatry services and a network of mental professionals to work with. Telepsychiatry services should be up and running within six months, and work should be checked on regularly.

The goal is to get exams and treatments for people with mental health problems done faster. This will cut down on the average wait time for psychiatric exams and treatments at the Cheraw Campus. This can be measured by keeping track of how long people wait on average for monthly psychiatric evaluations and treatments. Simplify the telepsychiatry process and ensure scheduling and planning work well. McLeod Health has the means and technology to put telepsychiatry into place well. The plan is to reduce the average wait time by 20% in the first year after telepsychiatry services are implemented.

The goal is to improve the health of patients and shorten their stays in cases of forced commitment.
- Specific: Improve mental health results for people with behavioral health problems who must be committed against their will.
- Measurable: Use standard tests to keep track of changes in patient outcomes, such as a decrease in the severity of symptoms and better performance.
- Doable: Use treatment plans based on scientific proof and ensure constant monitoring and follow-up.
- Realistic: McLeod Health has trained professionals in mental health and set standards for assessing and treating patients.
- Time-phased: Look at how patients are doing three, six, and twelve months after telepsychiatry services are put in place.

The planned program evaluation will examine how adding telepsychiatry services to McLeod Health's Cheraw Campus will affect things. It will look at how well telepsychiatry works to improve access to care, cut down on wait times, and improve patient results. Data will be collected and analyzed for the assessment, and feedback from stakeholders will be used to determine how well the program goals have been met and where improvements can be made. The review results will help McLeod Health make decisions and decide how to use resources in the future to ensure that the telepsychiatry program will continue to be successful.