Author: Institute of Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309175054 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 394
Book Description
Managed care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. Managing Managed Care offers an urgently needed assessment of managed care for behavioral health and a framework for purchasing, delivering, and ensuring the quality of behavioral health care. It presents the first objective analysis of the powerful multimillion-dollar accreditation industry and the key accrediting organizations. Managing Managed Care 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. The volume discusses trends in managed behavioral health care, highlighting the emerging role of the purchaser. The committee explores problems of overlap and fragmentation in the delivery of behavioral health care and discusses the issue of access, a special concern when private systems are restricted and public systems overburdened. Highly applicable to the larger health care system, this volume will be of particular interest to all stakeholders in behavioral healthâ€"federal and state policymakers, public and private purchasers, health care providers and administrators, consumers and consumer advocates, accrediting organizations, and health services researchers.
Author: James W. Fossett Publisher: Nelson a Rockefeller Inst ISBN: 9780914341949 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Over the last dozen years, states have dramatically increased the enrollment of Medicaid patients in managed care programs. As initially envisioned, managed care had broad political appeal to both conservatives because of its potential to reduce the growth in escalating Medicaid expenditures, and to liberals because of its promise to improve the quality of care and increase the accountability of the health care system for the care it provides to Iow income families and children. Based on intensive field research in ten states, this book examines state successes and failures in "managing" the complex and demanding, if promising, method of organizing and financing health care for Medicaid patients. It examines state performance in operating managed care programs across a wide spectrum of management issues, ranging from contracting with managed care plans to performance measurement. The contributors also indicate the political and market conditions under which states have been more or less successful in realizing managed care's potential advantages in providing health care for Iow income populations.
Author: Stephen Davidson Publisher: Jossey-Bass ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 424
Book Description
Written for health care executives, physicians, nurses, policymakers, health services researchers, and scholars, Remaking Medicaid offers a vision of the future to which conscientious policymakers and provider organizations, working together, can aspire.
Author: James W. Fossett Publisher: Rockefeller Institute Press ISBN: 9780914341932 Category : Managed care plans (Medical care) Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Over the last dozen years, states have dramatically increased the enrollment of Medicaid patients in managed care programs. As initially envisioned, managed care had broad political appeal to both conservatives because of its potential to reduce the growth in escalating Medicaid expenditures, and to liberals because of its promise to improve the quality of care and increase the accountability of the health care system for the care it provides to Iow income families and children. Based on intensive field research in ten states, this book examines state successes and failures in "managing" the complex and demanding, if promising, method of organizing and financing health care for Medicaid patients. It examines state performance in operating managed care programs across a wide spectrum of management issues, ranging from contracting with managed care plans to performance measurement. The contributors also indicate the political and market conditions under which states have been more or less successful in realizing managed care's potential advantages in providing health care for Iow income populations.
Author: Jane M. Anderson Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 9780834216068 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Guide to State Medicaid Managed Care Laws and Rules: 1999 Edition reveals the current legislative and regulatory climate regarding Medicaid in every state, including federal waivers applied for and granted. It's the most complete and current information available on how you can maintain or increase your number of covered lives. In one easy-to-use guide you get specific details of each state's Medicaid laws and rules, including: * choice of physician, * provider reimbursement, * benefits packages, * quality assurance, * utilization management, and * names of contacts at state agencies, Best of all, you'll get the details on contracting with each state, as specified by the state Medicaid office itself. You'll also get hard-to-find answers to critical questions such as: * Which states allow Medicaid patients to choose their own physicians? * How do Medicaid provider reimbursement to choose their own physicians? * What are the rules on provider network development in states where you want to do business? Get the answer to these questions and many more in Guide to State Medicaid Managed Care Laws and Rules: 1999 Edition.
Author: Leslie Curry Publisher: SAGE Publications ISBN: 1483347141 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Research: A Practical Primer, by Leslie Curry and Marcella Nunez-Smith, presents key theories, concepts, and approaches in an accessible way. Packed with illustrations from the health sciences literature, this ready-to-use guidebook shows readers how to design, conduct, review, and use mixed methods research findings. Helpful checklists, figures, tables, templates, and much more give readers examples that will elevate the quality of their research, facilitate communication about their methods, and improve efficiency over the course of their projects. Real-world examples and insights from mixed methods researchers provide unique perspectives on every aspect of mixed methods research. This book successfully pulls together foundational mixed methods principles, synthesizes the knowledge base in the field, and translates it for a health science researcher audience. “The content is highly applicable to real life research teams in the areas of clinical research, health services research, and implementation science, providing sound content and practical advice. The authors have synthesized and pull key concepts from a variety of sources to provide a concise resource.” —Linda M. Herrick, South Dakota State University “Everything from the references, to the topics, checklists, conceptual graphic representations, and organizers, interviews, and resources, all contribute to the content and aid with understanding and/or application. … It addresses specific MM research as it pertains to health sciences in a way that other texts just do not even attempt.” —Denise L. Winsor, University of Memphis “[This text is] a very pragmatic approach to mixed methods research; excellent resources, tables, and figures [are] provided, along with cases and examples of value to researchers and grant reviewers. Its relevance to practice, education, and research, as well as to potential policy implications, is a strong focus that would make this a valued textbook for any researcher!” ? —Karen Devereaux Melillo, University of Massachusetts Lowell “The text is cutting edge. It leads the way with its focus on team dynamics. [The authors] succeed in making the book relevant and practical. They also articulate a number of key insights in the area of mixed methods that rarely get addressed, such as teams and conflict. Great read with a lot of good, practical information for mixed methods researchers at all levels. The practical approach of this text makes it an innovative and valuable resource.” —John G. Schumacher, University of Maryland
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Author: Leslie Curry
Author: Peter Reid Kongstvedt