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 The STAndards for BipoLar Excellence Project
Purpose:
- Advance the quality of care for persons with bipolar disorder by supporting improved recognition of the condition and promoting evidence-based management
Goals:
- Identify, develop, and test evidence-based clinical Performance
Measures for bipolar disorder
- Develop the STABLE Resource Toolkit, to support use of the
STABLE performance measures in improving care for bipolar disorder
in outpatient practice.
- Along with the measures and toolkit, disseminate information
on the methods used to develop
the STABLE measures as well as the tools
for data collection to implement the measures.
- Promote adoption & use of the performance measures by
public and private national stakeholders to advance the care
of bipolar disorder.
Participants:
The STABLE National Coordinating Council (NCC) was comprised of national experts in bipolar disorder, psychiatry, primary care, and performance improvement. The NCC guided and directed the STABLE Project. NCC members agreed to serve with the understanding that the STABLE Performance Measures and Resource Toolkit would be fully transparent and available without cost in the public domain.
EPI-Q, Inc., is a consulting company providing practice-based outcomes research, pharmacoeconomic studies, and quality improvement services. EPI-Q managed the STABLE Project.
Funding:
AstraZeneca LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, provided financial sponsorship for the STABLE Project. They did not otherwise participate in the development of either the measures or toolkit.
Terms of Use:
The STABLE materials published on this website are copyrighted by CQAIMH. They may be used for research, teaching, and quality measurement / improvement activities – provided the following:
- The materials are not sold, distributed or licensed for commercial purposes
- CQAIMH’s copyright is acknowledged in reproductions of these materials
- Modifications to the materials are not made without CQAIMH’s permission.
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