Managing Managed Care:

Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health

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Size: 396 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Margaret Edmunds, Richard Frank, Michael Hogan, Dennis McCarty, Rhonda Robinson-Beale, and Constance Weisner, Editors; Committee on Quality Assurance and Accreditation Guidelines for Managed Behavioral Health Care, Institute of Medicine
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Managed care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. This book draws evidence-based conclusions about the effectiveness of behavioral health treatments and makes recommendations that address consumer protections, quality ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xxiv	(skim)
SUMMARY	1-14	(skim)
INTRODUCTION	15-39	(skim)
TRENDS IN MANAGED CARE	40-75	(skim)
CHALLENGES IN DELIVERY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE	76-121	(skim)
STRUCTURE	122-167	(skim)
ACCESS	168-183	(skim)
PROCESS	184-225	(skim)
OUTCOMES	226-240	(skim)
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS	241-254	(skim)
GLOSSARY	255-260	(skim)
APPENDIX A	261-270	(skim)
APPENDIX B	271-311	(skim)
APPENDIX C	312-335	(skim)
APPENDIX D	336-348	(skim)
APPENDIX E	349-354	(skim)
APPENDIX F	355-356	(skim)
INDEX	357-370	(skim)

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Managed care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. This book draws evidence-based conclusions about the effectiveness of behavioral health treatments and makes recommendations that address consumer protections, quality improvements, structure and financing, roles of public and private participants, inclusion of special populations, and ethical issues.

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"This book is on the cutting edge of managed care policy and program development. It fosters a greater understanding of the process for developing and evaluating managed behavioral health care programs." Psychiatric Services, November 1998

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NOTES

Nominations for the 2005 Sarnat Award in Mental Health