A Business Model for Managing System Change Through Strategic Financing and Performance Indicators: A Case Study

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 517-525

  Armstrong, Mary I ^a   Milch, Heidi ^b   Curtis, Peter ^c   Endress, Phillip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Community Connections of New York Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Erie County Department of Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Financing strategies; Keywords; Quality improvement; Strategic reinvestment; System change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84860622727     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9512-z     Document Type: Article

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