TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Gaby Angeles, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 220080B with the University of California, Davis (Data Use Agreement)
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 220080B with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), to add a Data Use Agreement to the existing agreement in order to enable County to share data with UC Davis researchers.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of today’s action will allow the County to share participating client data with the UC Davis Early Psychosis Learning Health Care Network in order to research new tools and improve future treatment outcomes. UC Davis is the lead for the Early Psychosis Learning Health Network project, a statewide collaborative of various counties and community-based organizations.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
While approval of this Agreement is discretionary, UC Davis is the lead for the California Early Psychosis Learning Health Care Network and is the best source for this information. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If this Agreement is not approved Napa County will not be part of the Statewide Innovation Project that aims to improve interventions for individuals experiencing early psychosis symptoms. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Healthy, Safe, and Welcoming Place to Live, Work, and Visit |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This amendment will enable the HHSA Mental Health Division to share de-identified client data with the UC Davis Early Psychosis Learning Health Care Network to determine if a new software application would serve as a useful tool to better monitor consumer self-reported symptoms and eventually improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for consumers experiencing symptoms associated with early psychosis.
Under this contract, UC Davis shall provide a collaborative Learning Health Care Network (LHCN) to support quality improvements, consumer engagement and provide use of measurement-based care in Early Psychosis (EP) programs.
Development of an EP LHCN software application (app) will support ongoing data-driven learning and program development across the state. This LHCN will collect and visualize real-time data at the individual, clinic, county, and state levels to inform consumer and program level decisions and develop learning opportunities for individuals, staff, programs, and administrators to improve consumer outcomes. In addition, this project will include training and technical assistance to Aldea's Early Psychosis Supportive Outreach & Access to Resources (SOAR) Program to help them fully utilize the data in routine clinical care. The associated evaluation will examine the impact of the LHCN on the EP programs, and will quantify the cost of implementation and utilization, to support statewide efforts for early identification and treatment of psychosis. This project is an innovative approach to state-level learning and real-time outcomes monitoring for consumers, their families, and Aldea's SOAR Program. Additionally, this project allows for collaboration and learning between the HHSA Mental Health Division and other designated participating counties in California with their own EP programs.
Program deliverables include the implementation, tracking, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of client and system outcomes measures. Additional responsibilities include providing consultation, technical assistance, and program support for Aldea's SOAR Program and mental health administration in program evaluation and outcomes.
This amendment was reviewed and approved by Napa County’s Compliance and Privacy Officer.