Evaluation of the washington state screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment project: Cost outcomes for medicaid patients screened in hospital emergency departments

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-24

  Estee, Sharon ^a   Wickizer, Thomas ^b   He, Lijian ^a   Shah, Melissa Ford ^a   Mancuso, David ^a  

^a Research and Data Analysis Division   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical dependency; Screening and brief intervention; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949150420     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181bd498f     Document Type: Article

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