From profession-based leadership to service line management in the veterans health administration impact on mental health care

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1013-1023

  Greenberg, Greg A ^a,b,f   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,c   Charns, Martin P ^d,e  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Peter M Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research   (United States)

^d Mgmt Decision and Research Center   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Organization; Service line

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT READMISSION; PRODUCT LINE MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0141431002     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLR.0000083747.57722.4D     Document Type: Article

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