Depression care management: Impact of implementation on health system costs

Health Care Manager

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-160

  Angstman, Kurt B ^a,b   Rasmussen, Norman H ^a   Herman, David C ^a   Sobolik, Jerry J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; depression; primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955668104     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e318216f8e5     Document Type: Article

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