Behavioral Health Management articles from March 1999

Behavioral Health Management archives from March 1999

The Last Hurrah for State Hospitals?
March 1, 1999... After 35 years of concerted public policy to shift patients from state hospitals to out-patient care, states have been experiencing a modest reaction in favor of the traditional institution. This mini-trend may come to a screeching halt in...

Selecting a Management Information System: Part II.
March 1, 1999... In the last issue of Behavioral Health Management we began a discussion of information system selection. We outlined a four-phase process (Table 1) and discussed the first two phases. In this issue we will discuss the final two. Table 1....

"Seamless" Comes Before "Integration": Part 1.
March 1, 1999... Managed behavioral healthcare has a rather odd dictionary, in that "seamless" comes before "integration." That means a lot, particularly if you understand the definitions. "Integration." Just what exactly does that mean? The (real)...

Integration: Problems and Solutions.
March 1, 1999... Why it's so difficult--and what can be done about it It's no secret that managed care has had a major impact on the way healthcare services are delivered and paid for. Behavioral health has felt the impact in a variety of ways--some for the...

PacifiCare: Three Takes on Integration.
March 1, 1999... Primary care physicians and behavioral health specialists work with patients to improve care PacifiCare Behavioral Health (PBH), a subsidiary of PacifiCare Health Systems (PHS), is making dramatic progress toward integration of behavioral...

Integration: Three Stories.
March 1, 1999... Can there be a "cookie cutter" model for integration? Integrating behavioral healthcare and primary care is one idea that, in concept, benefits not only payers and providers, but physicians and patients as well. But there are many roads...

The Next Turn of the Wheel.
March 1, 1999... Will provider-owned organizations capitalize on managed care weaknesses and bring about an era of behavioral health integration? Managed care was a very good idea. Its intention was to introduce more accountability for providers, reduce...

Getting Serious About Mental Health Disabilities.
March 1, 1999... United Behavioral Health is finding that taking workers' complaints seriously can save money Ellen is an employee with a good work record. Over the past few months, however, her marriage has become troubled and she is suffering financial...

Transforming the Business Before the Technology.
March 1, 1999... A software vendor reflects on how information technology can help with managing risk, but only to a point Behavioral Health Management (BHM) continues to chronicle the important changes impacting us as we face intensifying pressures to...

Medications for Alzheimer's Disease: Research Update.
March 1, 1999... Excerpted from Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease 1998, from the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center and the National Institute on Aging, with permission. For those who are already suffering from Alzheimer's...

Found: The Key to Executive Success.
March 1, 1999... "What is likely to kill you in the New Economy is not somebody doing something better, it's somebody doing something different," said Michael Bloomberg, investment banker turned news baron, at a recent Business Roundtable. I thought this was...