SansWrite Selected to Modernize Inspection and Auditing Process for Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services
17 Abril 2024 - 8:42AM
Outlier Technologies, Inc. today announced it was selected by the
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS)
to automate the agency’s survey and inspection processes using the
SansWrite Compliance Measurement and Monitoring Platform. The
SansWrite Software-as-a-Service platform automates the inspection
process for OhioMHAS inspectors and service providers and empowers
them with data to improve the quality of mental health and
addiction services. OhioMHAS oversees more than 2,300 service
providers, from community behavioral health agencies and opioid
treatment programs to residential facilities and private
psychiatric clinics that serve hundreds of thousands of people
across Ohio.
OhioMHAS’ legacy survey and inspection
process made it difficult to keep pace with the growing demand for
mental health and addiction services across the state. The prior
inspection process used scores of Microsoft Word-based surveys for
inspecting and auditing various service facilities that were
exchanged via email and often stored in disparate files, computers
and databases. Any violations found in the inspections required
inspectors to regularly return to the facilities to make sure
improvements happened.
“There is an urgent need for
streamlined, technology-driven solutions in the mental health
sector,” said Mark Parker, President of Outlier Technologies. “The
value of the inspection process and reporting is in the data, and
unlike the current manual process that involves MS Word templates
and countless email exchanges to ensure violations are corrected,
our system will streamline the entire process and centralize data
collection. SansWrite allows everyone in the system to communicate
more effectively, have access to more data and spend more time
helping current providers perform better.”
All of the inspections and plans of
correction will be stored in a centralized location in searchable
formats, making it easy to use the data for trend analysis and
management reporting. Deficiency reports will be sent
electronically to service providers post-inspection, who can submit
their plans of correction electronically for review and
approval.
Parker added, “Caring for others is
hard and important work. SansWrite streamlines administrative tasks
associated with maintaining compliance so Mental Health and
Substance Abuse providers can focus on patient care. We need more
providers and better quality facilities in this space, and
SansWrite will help OhioMHAS to use its limited resources to build
a higher performing service provider network in Ohio.”
SansWrite is currently used by the
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
and the compliance measurement and monitoring platform has been
used for more than 20 years by other Health and Human Services
agencies across the United States.
About SansWrite
Outlier Technologies (d/b/a SansWrite)
is a trusted technology partner for government agencies and
regulated businesses throughout the United States and Canada.
Outlier Technologies assists regulatory agencies with planning and
designing information systems, and is focused on modernizing manual
and outdated inspection processes using online tools and data
analytics. SansWrite’s Software as a Service (SaaS) compliance
measurement and monitoring platform was originally developed by
Outlier Technologies in 1996. The company has a rich history of
delivering cutting-edge systems to Health and Human Services
agencies across the country. For more information about SansWrite
and its innovative solutions, please visit SansWrite.com.
Media Contact: Mark Parker, mark.parker@outliertech.com