1998 - Present: Director; Center for Clinical Informatics, LLC

• Consultation in the area of behavioral health outcomes management.
• Data management and analysis.
• Development of clinical information systems to support outcomes informed care. 
• Projects include the ALERT system utilized by United Behavioral Health, the SIGNAL system at Resources for Living, and the Oregon Change Index Outcomes Management System for the Accountable Behavioral Healthcare Alliance of Oregon. 

1993 - 1998: Director of Clinical Programs; Human Affairs International

• Developed utilization management and level of care criteria.
• Oversaw development of a comprehensive volume of treatment guidelines.
• Responsible for the conceptual framework, feasibility study, cost benefit analysis, development and successful implementation of a  Clinical Information System designed for outcomes management.  
• Reduce cost of managing care while systematically collecting outcome data .
• Integrate outcome data into the care management process through use of computerized algorithms.
• Evaluate provider performance.

• Responsible for the management and delivery of services to enrollees of two HMOs under capitation contracts for all inpatient and outpatient services.
• Organized a system of care including crisis oriented inpatient services, partial hospital and comprehensive outpatient services provided through staff model clinics.
• Instrumental in developing short stay unit within the Community Psychiatric Center hospital in Salt Lake City, which became their national model for short stay, crisis oriented inpatient programming.

• Specializing in treatment of domestic violence and child abuse.
• Managed growth from a small under funded primarily volunteer-staffed organization to a well-established agency with multiple sources of funding.
• Multiple state and local contracts for treatment services, including treatment services for Utah State Department of Corrections operated residential treatment facility for incest offenders.

• Coordinator for crisis intervention program
• Drug and alcohol counselor in rural mental health clinic
• Staff therapist at day treatment program for chronically mentally ill
• Staff therapist for family violence and child abuse programs

Education: Ph.D.; Counseling Psychology, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 1984

License: Psychologist, State of Utah; License # 00506-2501-4

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association;  Utah Psychological Association

Publications

Wampold, B.E., Brown, G.S. (2005) Estimating therapist variability: A naturalistic study of outcomes in private practice. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 75(5) pp 914-923.

Brown, G.S., Jones, E., Lambert, M.J., & Minami, T. (2005) Evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapist in a managed care environment. American Journal of Managed Care. 2(8) pp 513-520.

Brown, G.S., Jones, E. (2005) Implementing a feedback system in a managed care environment: What are the patients teaching us? In Session: The journal of psychotherapy. 61(2) pp 187-198.

Miller, S.D., Duncan B.L., Ryan ,S. , Brown, J. et al. (2005) The Partners for Change Outcome Management System. In Session: The journal of psychotherapy. 61(2) pp 199-208.

Brown, G.S., Herman, R. Jones, E.,  & Wu, J. (2004). Improving substance abuse assessments in a managed care environment. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, 30 (8).

Miller, D.D., Duncan, B.l., Brown, J. et al. (2003) The Outcome Rating Scale: A preliminary study of the reliability, validity , and feasibility of a brief visual analog measure. Journal of brief Therapy, 2 (2). pp 91-100.

Brown, G.S.,  Jones, E., Betts, W.,  & Wu, J. (2003) Improving suicide risk assessment in a managed-mare environment. Crisis 24,2, pp 49-55.

Matumoto, K., Jones, E., Brown, J. (2003) Using clinical informatics to improve outcomes: A new approach to managing behavioral healthcare. Journal of Information Technology in Health Care, 1(2), pp 135-150.

Jones, E.R. & Brown, G.S. (2001) Outcomes: Why isn't everyone doing this?   Behavioral Health Care Tomorrow. Oct.., pp. 21-23;  42.  

Burlingame G.M., Jasper B.W., Peterson G., Wells M.G., Lambert M.J., Reisinger, C.W. & Brown, G.S.: Administration and Scoring Manual for the YLSQ. Wilmington, DL, American Professional Credentialing Services, 2001

Lambert, M.J., Hatfield, D.R.., Vermeersch, D.A., Burlingame, G.M., Reisinger, C.W., & Brown, G.S.: Administration and Scoring Manual for the LSQ. Wilmington, DL, American Professional Credentialing Services, 2001

Brown, G.S., Burlingame, G.M., Lambert, M.J., Jones, E. & Vacarro, J. (2001)Pushing the quality envelope: A new outcomes management system. Psychiatric Services, 52 (7), pp 925-934.  

Jones, E.R. & Brown, G.S. (2001) Outcomes: Be careful what you measure?   Behavioral Health Care Tomorrow. Oct.., pp. 20-23.  

Brown, G.S., Dreis, S. & Nace, D. (1999) What really makes a difference in psychotherapy outcomes? And why does managed care want to know? In Heart and Soul of Change (Miller, S. & Hubble, M. Eds.) APA Books, Washington, DC 1999. 

Brown, Joanne L., Brown, George S. (1997) Characteristics and Treatment of Incest Offenders: A Review. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. 1 (1).

Lambert, M.J., Brown, G.S. (1996) Data-based Management for Tracking Outcome in Private Practice. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 14 (2), 172-178.

Brown, G.S. & Kornmayer, K. (1996) Expert Systems Restructure Managed Care Practice: Implementation and Practice. Behavioral Health Care Tomorrow. Feb., pp. 31-34.

Brown G.S. (Jeb), Fraser J.B. & Bendoraitis TM. (1995) Transforming the Future - The Coming Impact of CIS. Behavioral Health Management, 14 (5), 8-12.

Brown, G.S. (1994) What Are "Good" Guidelines? Behavioral Health Management, 14(5), 6 - 9.

Savitz, A.S., Grace, J.G. & Brown, G.S. (1993) Parity for Mental Health: How Can We Achieve It?. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Administration. Summer, 1993.

Brown, J.L. & Brown, G.S. (1990). The treatment of incest offenders in a community correctional facility. Family Violence Bulletin, 6 (3), 14-16.

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