DATABASE ACCOUNTABILITY Database Standards, Monitoring, Assessment Information Technology University of Massachusetts at Boston ©2006 William Holmes

DATABASE STANDARDS Sources of Clients Sources of Reimbursements/Funding Standards for Admission Standards for Assigning Services Standards for Monitoring Services Standards for Assessing Goals

DATABASE MONITORING Client Tracking Goal Tracking Funding Stream Tracking Completeness Queries Consistency Queries Timeline Tracking

DATABASE ASSESSMENT Queries comparing client progress status with standards Queries comparing program activity with contractual requirements Queries comparing subgroup performance Comparison of database elements with report requirements Dry runs of report production

ACCOUNTABILITY CONFLICTS Conflicting Standards Documentation Alternative Standards Assessment Multiple Reports Production Database Revisions

ACCOUNTABILITY AND DECISIONMAKING Documenting current Justifying future Identifying reasons/forensic analysis Raising issues