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Frances Cotter is an academic researcher from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Ambulatory care. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications. Previous affiliations of Frances Cotter include Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
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The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx): Enhancing Access and Retention
Dennis McCarty,David H. Gustafson,Jennifer P. Wisdom,Jay Ford,Dongseok Choi,Todd Molfenter,Victor Capoccia,Frances Cotter +7 more
TL;DR: The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) teaches participating treatment centers to use process improvement strategies and small incremental changes in treatment processes can lead to significant reductions to treatment and consistent gains in retention.
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Making “Stone Soup”: Improvements in Clinic Access and Retention in Addiction Treatment
Victor Capoccia,Frances Cotter,David H. Gustafson,Elaine F. Cassidy,James H. Ford,Lynn M. Madden,Betta Owens,Scott O. Farnum,Dennis McCarty,Todd Molfenter +9 more
TL;DR: The successes experienced by organizations in the NIATx initiative should be useful for implementing change in other fields of service delivery.
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Improving Care for the Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Disorders
TL;DR: The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) teaches alcohol and drug treatment programs to apply process improvement strategies and make organizational changes that improve quality of care.
Improving client engagement and retention in treatment: The Los Angeles County experience
Beth A. Rutkowski,Steven L. Gallon,Richard A. Rawson,Thomas E. Freese,Alexandra M. Bruehl,Desirée Crèvecoeur-MacPhail,Wayne Sugita,Todd Molfenter,Frances Cotter +8 more
TL;DR: A two-phase demonstration project focused on the implementation of the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment model of process improvement among substance abuse treatment providers in Los Angeles County, California shows the importance of a concrete and straightforward methodology and consistent peer-to-peer interaction provided in a learning collaborative environment.
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