Research Catalog

Title

Maneuvering the maze of managed care : skills for mental health practitioners / Kevin Corcoran, Vikki Vandiver.

Author

Corcoran, Kevin (Kevin J.)

Publication

New York : Free Press, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

Vandiver, Vikki, 1956-

Description

xiv, 338 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subjects

• Practice Patterns, Physicians'
• Managed Care Programs > organization & administration
• United States
• Quality Assurance, Health Care
• Managed mental health care > United States
• Mental Health Services

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-330) and index.

Contents

• 1. Managed Care and the Emergence of Cost Containment and Quality Assurance: An Overview -- 2. Every Stick Has Two Ends: The Managed Care Controversy -- 3. Capitated Managed Care in the Public and Private Sectors: Mental Health Services for the Persistently Mentally Ill -- 4. Prospective Utilization Reviews: Demonstrating Treatment Necessity -- 5. Prospective Utilization Reviews: Authorizing Systematic Interventions -- 6. Concurrent and Retrospective Utilization Reviews: Evidencing Outcomes -- 7. Culturally Competent Practice in a Managed Care Environment -- 8. Ethical and Legal Issues of Managed Mental Health Care -- 9. Promoting Client Participation in Managed Mental Health Care -- 10. Conclusions -- App. A Ecomap -- App. B Prospective Utilization Review Form -- App. C Semistructured Mental Status Exam -- App. D Measures for Clinical Practice -- App. E Goal Setting Work Sheet -- App. F Concurrent Utilization Review Form -- App. G Retrospective Utilization Review Form --
• App. H Anchored Rating Scale Work Sheet -- App. I Case Summary Form -- App. J Bio-Psychosocial Cultural Assessment Checklist.

ISBN

• 0684823101
• 0684823098 (pbk.)

LCCN

95047008

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries