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FEI.com, Inc. WITS. Web Infrastructure For Treatment Systems. Richard Thoreson Rodney Conrad Chris White. Brief Overview. .NET, open-source, Web-based Case-management and Reporting system for Counties, States, and Health Care Providers Over $6M and 4+ years of development

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WITS

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  1. FEI.com, Inc. WITS Web Infrastructure For Treatment Systems Richard Thoreson Rodney Conrad Chris White

  2. Brief Overview • .NET, open-source, Web-based Case-management and Reporting system for Counties, States, and Health Care Providers • Over $6M and 4+ years of development • Developed by FEI and Westat initially as a CSAT project, multiple States and Counties are customizing WITS • Intended to grow as a Collaborative effort between multiple States and Counties • Current WITS implementations – TN, AK, IA, UT, IL, MD, WY, HI, Sonoma CA, Mendocino CA, Marin CA, San Diego CA • Designed to be highly configurable within multiple State and County Business Environments

  3. Two Case Studies Salt Lake County, Utah • Sharing ASI results between Providers • Electronic Consent and Referral Access to Recovery Grant • Illinois, Tennessee, and Wyoming • Longitudinal GPRA outcomes • Voucher Billing and Adjudication

  4. Salt Lake County • ASI performed by County Agency • Treatment needs are determined • Electronic referral created to appropriate agency • Public Website with up-to-date Capacity and Waitlist information

  5. ASI Screen Shot Question Hints

  6. ASI Narrative Saved as PDF On Screen

  7. WITS: Electronic Referral PDF Consent Form Consent

  8. WITS: Electronic Referral Create Referral Screen Referrals IN Screen Referrals OUT Screen

  9. Receiving Agency • Client Profile and demographic data is preloaded • Saves administrative time with client • More opportunity for treatment • Double check Admission data for accuracy • Creates a clinical note referencing the electronic ASI that was received • Uses the ASI to create Treatment Plan • Previous system was more expensive for County, since they often funded 2 or 3 assessments for the same client

  10. WITS: Access to Recovery Grant • WITS was modified to support a Pre-Authorization Voucher System • Live in Production for TN, IL, and WY • Federal Reporting requirements for GPRA • Intake, 30-day Status Interview, 90-day Status, and Discharge • Interview Reminder Report for Providers • Full electronic billing with Real-time Adjudication

  11. WITS: Access to Recovery Grant

  12. WITS: Access to Recovery Grant Interview Reminder

  13. WITS: Access to Recovery Grant Comparison of ATR Clients at Intake vs. Discharge

  14. Real Time Adjudication Claim Batch Processing Remittance Advice

  15. Real Time Adjudication • Reduces Provider payment cycle from 3 months to 1 week (Illinois) • No need to mail floppy disk of claim errors back to Providers • Improved Provider to State relationship and more willingness to participate in State/Federal Grant Programs

  16. Future WITS Development • Ad-Hoc reporting to allow for statistical comparisons between ASI scoring profiles, Treatment Outcomes, and Treatment Costs • Use Mid-episode Assessment scores to help counselors with Treatment decisions • Expand Payer System Functionality

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