Annotation Representatives of industry, government, caregivers, and consumers join scholars and policy analysts in comparing market forces to regulation as potential means for righting what is wrong with managed care. The contributors that John E. Billi and Gail B. Agrawal have …
The evolution of the healthcare system in the U.S. has seen numerous changes in the last 30 years where fee-for-service was the mainstay of reimbursement models and hospitals were managed by physicians and patient care was key. The early 1990's saw the emergence of HMOs and othe…
The evolution of the healthcare system in the U.S. has seen numerous changes in the last 30 years where fee-for-service was the mainstay of reimbursement models and hospitals were managed by physicians and patient care was key. The early 1990's saw the emergence of HMOs and othe…
Managed care organizations are paving the way to the future of health care delivery in the United States and countries around the world. As managed care systems evolve, a major concern is quality. Managed Care Quality: A Practical Guide is a collection of applications and experi…
This unique book presents an up-to-date discussion of one of the hottest topics in the country today--managed care. HMOs and PPOs have been under attack for what many feel is an attempt to control and limit access to services while making huge profits for the providers. This boo…
Treatment of Suicidal Patients in Managed Care
Suicide remains all too common in the United States. As the ninth leading cause of death--responsible for 30,000 deaths annually--it is also one of the more preventable causes of death. Increasingly, mental health clinicians must care for suicidal patients within managed care sy…
It offers practical guidance on how to improve care and reduce risk for suicidal patients. Inpatient versus outpatient treatments, alternative programs such as cognitive-behavioral strategies, adolescent suicide, suicide and substance abuse, and a step-by-step process for counse…