A suggested schema for utilization review for a Community Mental Health Center.

Three record-keeping models were examined by an interdisciplinary committee at the Rochester Mental Health Center to see which would best meet the needs for a standardized record format that could be used by an outpatient comprehensive community mental health center. The systems examined were: (1) Model Criteria Set, (2) Problem Oriented Record, and (3) a Combination Diagnosis and Standardized Problem List. A modification of the Combination System used at the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital was developed. Using this tool, an audit committee began the process of Utilization Review. It is a suggested schema to other outpatient mental health centers who are in the process of developing a utilization review process.