Case-mix adjustment of consumer reports about managed behavioral health care and health plans

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2014-2032

  Eselius, Laura L ^b   Cleary, Paul D ^a   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^c   Huskamp, Haiden A ^c   Busch, Susan H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deloitte Research   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; CAHPS ; Case mix adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONSUMER; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949103822     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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