EACH FOR EACH STRATEGY STRATEGY PMH will PMH will PMH will PMH will PMH will utilize data from to increase participate in participate in maintain active evaluate Linn County residents participation the Linn County the membership in reported number of poor with CIT Council. development of the Linn mental health days compared community a CIT program County CIT to state and national agencies and Marceline for Linn County. Council over benchmarks on an annual initiatives that Police (CIT is a law the next three basis. enhance Department enforcement years. relationships has formed the program that PMH will analyze data among newly created develops and obtainable data from CIT community Linn County CIT provides program of mental health stakeholders Council. training to consumers and law and consumers law enforcement perceptions of of mental CIT Council enforcement CIT program. health. members will for specialized develop a CIT expertise in training working with program for persons in a law mental health enforcement in related crises.) Linn County. PMH and PMH will PMH will PMH will utilize data from to Central coordinate respond to evaluate Linn County residents Missouri release of release of reported number of poor Mental Health medical records information mental health days compared will maintain of PMH requests and to state and national interagency inpatients continue benchmarks on an annual contact identified as efforts to assist basis. regarding having a Health with patients’ Health Care Care Home continuity of PMH will analyze time Home clients. provider. care on an threshold for release of ongoing basis. information following inpatient discharge. PRIORITY #5: A LACK OF PRIMARY CARE ACCESS AND PHYSICIANS A shortage of primary care physicians is always an in rural America and Pershing Health System is striving to improve the access for county residents. Pershing Health System lacks the resources to make immediate changes to influence the lack of primary care access and physicians. Pershing Health System will continue established relationships and efforts to maintain, encourage, and secure primary care access and physicians in Linn County. Pershing Health System is a participating organization in the
EACH STRATEGY FOR EACH STRATEGY PMH will increase participation with community agencies and initiatives that enhance relationships among community stakeholders and consumers of mental health. PMH will participate in the Linn County CIT Council. Marceline Police Department has formed the newly created Linn County CIT Council. CIT Council members will develop a CIT training program for law enforcement in Linn County. PMH will participate in the development of a CIT program for Linn County. (CIT is a law enforcement program that develops and provides training to law enforcement for specialized expertise in working with persons in a mental health related crises.) PMH will maintain active membership in the Linn County CIT Council over the next three years. PMH will utilize data from to evaluate Linn County residents reported number of poor mental health days compared to state and national benchmarks on an annual basis. PMH will analyze data obtainable data from CIT program of mental health consumers and law enforcement perceptions of CIT program. PMH and Central Missouri Mental Health will maintain interagency contact regarding Health Care Home clients. PMH will coordinate release of medical records of PMH inpatients identified as having a Health Care Home provider. PMH will respond to release of information requests and continue efforts to assist with patients’ continuity of care on an ongoing basis. PMH will utilize data from to evaluate Linn County residents reported number of poor mental health days compared to state and national benchmarks on an annual basis. PMH will analyze time threshold for release of information following inpatient discharge. PRIORITY #5: A LACK OF PRIMARY CARE ACCESS AND PHYSICIANS A shortage of primary care physicians is always an in rural America and Pershing Health System is striving to improve the access for county residents. Pershing Health System lacks the resources to make immediate changes to influence the lack of primary care access and physicians. Pershing Health System will continue established relationships and efforts to maintain, encourage, and secure primary care access and physicians in Linn County. Pershing Health System is a participating organization in the
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