title: GPRA and the development of performance measures.
abstract: The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA, 1993; P.L. 103-62) is the legislative framework that requires federally funded programs to define and report performance objectives. The intent of the GPRA is to improve federal management of multi-program systems, like those treating co-occurring substance and mental health disorders. This paper is designed to promote an understanding as to how GPRA was developed and implemented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfresboro, Tennessee 37132, USA. kdarby@mtsu.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kinnevy
mesh_terms: D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D035082:Federal Government; D005380:Financing, Government; D006078:Government Programs / Q000592:standards*; D015658:HIV Infections; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014482:United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration