Monitoring depression care in search of an accurate quality indicator

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 522-531

  Charbonneau, Andrea ^a,h   Rosen, Amy K ^b,e   Owen, Richard R ^c   Spiro III, Avron ^b,e,f   Ash, Arlene S ^d   Miller, Donald R ^b,e   Kazis, Lewis ^b,e   Kader, Boris ^b   Cunningham, Fran ^g   Berlowitz, Dan R ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System   (United States)

^g HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Linking process and outcomes; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; NEW YORK; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 2942631388     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000127999.89246.a6     Document Type: Article

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