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New York

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Customer Since: 2005

Number of User Agencies: 357

Number of End Users: 1500

Description:
Working with NYS' prevention service providers and county Local Government Units (LGUs), OASAS has developed a “state of the art” web-based automated reporting system, the -- Prevention Activity and Results Information System (PARIS) -- to improve service planning and performance measurement. This application will help the prevention field at all levels to describe innovative practices, improve evidence-based programs and report on our successes.

OASAS has contracted with KIT (Knowledge-based Information Technology) Solutions, Inc., who has extensive experience in operating prevention reporting systems in 10 other states. OASAS piloted the new application in Spring 2006, and will begin full operations in the Fall of 2006.

The PARIS application will support three main functions:

1) Automation of the existing OASAS Prevention Workplan;

2) Monthly data collection of activity and performance data; and

3) Service and Outcome reporting.

In addition, the application will provide a means for OASAS to comply with the National Outcome Measures (NOMs), a mandated reporting requirement of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and to conduct essential to practice improvement analyses.

System heavily focused on the Annual Work Plan process, to enhance collection of Service data (thorough data entry during Work Plan development carries over to activity data collection).

• Work Plans must receive approval for OASAS Regional Field Office (via LGU’s if appropriate) before service implementation.
• System includes procedures to revise a Work Plan that is being implemented.
• No individual client tracking
• Initial support for each provider by KIT Solutions, then by OASAS Evaluation Bureau.
• Outcome Data Collection being customized and will likely include online data entry and possibly scanning of pre- and post-test measures.

Environmental Strategies

• Work Plan and data collection include three environmental strategies: Media Strategies, Enforcement/Compliance and Policy/Regulation Changes