NIATx - Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

Make it Quick! NIATx Principle #5: Use Rapid-Cycle Testing

Published: 12/05/2019

Maureen Fitzgerald Editor, NIATx and Great Lakes ATTC The fifth principle of the NIATx model is rapid-cycle testing, structured around what’s known as the PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Cycle. In rapid-cycle testing, the executive sponsor, change leader, or team comes up with ideas for changes to test and then tests each of those changes in quick succession […]

NIATx Essential Tools: The Walk-through That Almost Never Happened

Published: 11/06/2019

Mat Roosa, LCSW-R NIATx Coach During the early days of NIATx, I was working for an agency, and decided to do a walk-through of the intake process at a community residential program for people with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. The entire walk-through process was very helpful, and resulted in some significant changes […]

NIATx Principle #2: Fix Key Problems (And Help the CEO Sleep at Night)

Published: 08/02/2019

Mat Roosa, LCSW-R NIATx Coach The NIATx model is driven by five principles that research has shown to be the hallmarks of successful improvement projects. These five principles emerged from an analysis of decades’ worth of research that gathered data from 640 organizations in 13 industries, examining 80 factors on why certain projects fail while […]

The 5 NIATx Principles: Principle #4 — Get ideas from outside the organization or field

Published: 06/17/2019

Mat Roosa, LCSW-R NIATx Coach When a substance use disorder clinic is struggling to engage and retain clients, we might understand why they would reach out to a more successful clinic for assistance. But what about asking a hotel or an amusement park? Many industries, especially in the health and human service sector, have remained […]

Great Lakes ATTC: Process Improvement Focus Helps Organizations Implement Evidence-Based Practices

Published: 05/01/2019

Todd Molfenter, Ph.D. Director, Great Lakes ATTC The mission of the ATTC Network includes “accelerating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based and promising addiction treatment and recovery-oriented practices and services.” At the Great Lakes ATTC, we’re applying our background in implementation science and process improvement to help accelerate the adoption and implementation of EPBs in […]

Why Understanding and Involving the Customer Matters in Behavioral Health

Published: 04/26/2019

Mat Roosa, LCSW-R NIATx Coach Treatment organizations continue to face the challenge of improving access to and retention in treatment. NIATx (originally known as The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment) was developed specifically to help treatment providers make simple, powerful changes that can improve service delivery. NIATx is based on five principles. The […]

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