Health Plans' Disease Management Programs: Extending Across the Medical and Behavioral Health Spectrum?

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 342-353

  Merrick, Elizabeth Levy ^a   Horgan, Constance M ^a   Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Morley, Melissa ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Disease management; Health plans; Managed care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE LAWS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56149091777     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAC.0000336553.69707.e5     Document Type: Article

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