Section 3: Performance Metrics Goal 1: Identify meaningful ways to obtain and analyze data that will allow Baltimore City to develop more targeted interventions by June 2014. Problem Statement Strategies Activities Measurable Progress to date (Identify ( List each activity each strategy you will Outcomes/ Timeline implemented to support the employ to affect your strategy) (how much impact by when.) goal.) Baltimore-City Development of an Baltimore City Health 2012 report will be Aruna Chandran from BCHD specific data is annual Intoxication Department (BCHD) and BHS completed within Epidemiology Department has currently not being Deaths report for Baltimore epidemiologists will six months after signed confidentiality waivers. reported in one Baltimore City discuss how to collaborate to receiving data and central location (last develop this report reports from No data has been received report completed was OCME for 2009 deaths) BCHD and BHS Baltimore will work with OCME to ensure confidential transfer of relevant overdose death reports BCHD and BHS Baltimore epidemiologists will work together to develop annual report Baltimore City does Development of a Identify members of fatality Local Overdose Team members have been not currently have a local overdose fatality review team Fatality Review identified way to systematically review team(LOFRT) Team will start Identify process for reviewing review individual within two months Team members have all overdose deaths in case reports of of receiving the first signed confidentiality Baltimore City overdose deaths case reports waivers Work with OCME to make First cases are expected to sure that all information be received in late needed from reports are January, and first review available meeting will be held February 11, 2014
Section 3: Performance Metrics Goal 1: Identify meaningful ways to obtain and analyze data that will allow Baltimore City to develop more targeted interventions by June 2014. Problem Statement Strategies (Identify each strategy you will employ to affect your goal.) Activities ( List each activity implemented to support the strategy) Measurable Outcomes/ Timeline (how much impact by when.) Progress to date Baltimore-City specific data is currently not being reported in one central location (last report completed was for 2009 deaths) Development of an annual Intoxication Deaths report for Baltimore City Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) and BHS Baltimore epidemiologists will discuss how to collaborate to develop this report BCHD and BHS Baltimore will work with OCME to ensure confidential transfer of relevant overdose death reports BCHD and BHS Baltimore epidemiologists will work together to develop annual report 2012 report will be completed within six months after receiving data and reports from OCME Aruna Chandran from BCHD Epidemiology Department has signed confidentiality waivers. No data has been received Baltimore City does not currently have a way to systematically review individual case reports of overdose deaths Development of a local overdose fatality review team(LOFRT) Identify members of fatality review team Identify process for reviewing all overdose deaths in Baltimore City Work with OCME to make sure that all information needed from reports are available Local Overdose Fatality Review Team will start within two months of receiving the first case reports Team members have been identified Team members have signed confidentiality waivers First cases are expected to be received in late January, and first review meeting will be held February 11, 2014
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