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The handbook of managed behavioral healthcare : a complete and up-to-date guide for students and practitioners

Title
The handbook of managed behavioral healthcare : a complete and up-to-date guide for students and practitioners / Gayle L. Zieman.
Author
Zieman, Gayle L.
Publication
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [1998], ©1998.

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Description
xiii, 223 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Written for graduate students and veteran clinicians alike, The Handbook of Managed Behavioral Healthcare offers a comprehensive curriculum to understanding managed care and knowing the business landscape of working with managed care organizations. Filled with samples of commonly used contracts, forms, and protocols, The Handbook of Managed Behavioral Healthcare is a timely addition to the literature on the topic and is a practical and much needed resource."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
The Jossey-Bass managed behavioral healthcare library
Uniform Title
Jossey-Bass managed behavioral healthcare library.
Alternative Title
Managed behavioral healthcare
Subject
  • Managed mental health care
  • Mental Health
  • Managed Care Programs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.
Contents
1. Managed Care: Healthcare's New Foundation -- 2. Nearly One Hundred Years of Managed Care -- 3. Anatomy and Physiology of a Managed Care Organization -- 4. What Managed Care Plans Look for in Clinicians -- 5. Assessing Managed Care Plans: A Clinician's Perspective -- 6. Understanding the Provider Subcontract -- 7. The Credentialing Process -- 8. The Finances of Managed Care -- 9. The Emphasis upon Quality Improvement -- 10. Managed Care in the Public Sector -- 11. Today's Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations -- 12. Ethical Issues in Managed Care -- 13. A Future in Managed Care -- App. A. Glossary of Managed Care Terms -- App. B. Sample Capitation Contract -- App. C. Summary of the NCQA Guidelines for Behavioral Health -- App. D. Managed Care Resources.
ISBN
0787941530 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
98008922
OCLC
  • 38410062
  • ocm38410062
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries