MANAGED MENTAL-HEALTH-CARE AND PATTERNS OF INPATIENT UTILIZATION FOR TREATMENT OF AFFECTIVE-DISORDERS

Authors
FRANK RG BROOKMEYER R
Citation
Rg. Frank et R. Brookmeyer, MANAGED MENTAL-HEALTH-CARE AND PATTERNS OF INPATIENT UTILIZATION FOR TREATMENT OF AFFECTIVE-DISORDERS, Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 30(5), 1995, pp. 220-223
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09337954
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
220 - 223
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7954(1995)30:5<220:MMAPOI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In this analysis we made use of a large data base of individuals insur ed by large American corporations to estimate the impact of managed ca re provision on hospital care for depression. Data on 6,348 individual s hospitalized for depression were examined to assess the effect of ma naged care techniques on the cost per episode and the likelihood of re hospitalization. Preadmission certification programs were found to lea d to significant long- and short-run savings for payers.