title: A collaborative outcome resource network (ACORN): Tools for increasing the value of psychotherapy.
abstract: The authors describe a collaborative outcomes resource network (ACORN) and the suite of measurement and decision support tools (ACORN Toolkit) that have emerged from this collaboration for the purpose of providing clinical feedback to therapists. The ACORN Toolkit is most accurately described as a comprehensive clinical information system designed to increase the value of mental health services across large systems of care. It was built to integrate large datasets from multiple sources including outcome data, client demographics and diagnostic data, therapist credentialing information, pharmacy data, and service claims data. For the limited purposes of this article, the authors focus on the ACORN Toolkit for measuring and how it has contributed to improving outcomes in psychotherapy. Implications to current practice and future training are provided.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Informatics.
authors.forename: George S Jeb
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Informatics.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Informatics.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: College of Education and Human Development.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016208:Databases, Factual; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014584:User-Computer Interface