Randomized trial of enhanced profiling in substance abuse treatment

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-104

  Daley, Marilyn ^a   Shepard, Donald S ^a   Tompkins, Christopher ^a   Dunigan, Robert ^a   Reif, Sharon ^a   Perloff, Jennifer ^a   Siembab, Lauren ^b   Horgan, Constance ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Performance measures; Profiling; Randomized; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; METHADONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79956105830     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0306-z     Document Type: Article

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