The effect of alternative staff time data collection methods on drug treatment service cost estimates

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-435

  Zarkin, Gary A ^a   Dunlap, Laura J ^a   Wedehase, Brendan ^a   Cowell, Alexander J ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Methadone treatment; SASCAP; Service level costs

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG; ESTIMATION METHOD; TIME ALLOCATION;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; METHADONE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049101090     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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