Mental health in ACOs: Missed opportunities and low-hanging fruit

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  O'Donnell, Allison N ^a   Williams, Brent C ^b   Eisenberg, Daniel ^c   Kilbourne, Amy M ^a,b  

^a VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877734539     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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