Measuring mental healthcare quality in the United States: A review of initiatives

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 623-630

  Herbstman, Benjamin J ^a,b   Pincus, Harold A ^c,d,e,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^f Unit/Box 09   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicators; Measures; Mental health; Quality; United States

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350534846     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3283318ece     Document Type: Review

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