Issues and approaches in evaluating managed mental health care

• Published in: The Milbank quarterly Vol. 73; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Wells, K B, Astrachan, B M, Tischler, G L, Unützer, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1995
• Subjects: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Health Services Research - methods; Managed Care Programs - standards; Mental Health Services - standards; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Program Evaluation - methods; United States; United States

Data on the ways in which alternative forms of managed care affect the costs, quality, and outcomes of mental health are needed to inform health policy and clinical care decisions. Such evaluations, however, are difficult to implement for conceptual and practical reasons. The definition of managed m...