Handbook of Quality Management in Behavioral Health

George Stricker

ISBN 10: 0306461498 / ISBN 13: 9780306461491

Published by Springer US, Springer US, 1999

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - For the first time in history, behavioral health providers are expected to understand and participate in activities intended to access and improve the quality of services they provide. This handbook is designed as a general resource in the field of behavioral health quality management for a very diverse group of readers, including graduate and undergraduate students, payors, purchasers and administrators within managed care organizations, public sector service system planners and managers, applied health services researchers and program evaluators. This volume provides a comprehensive context for the development of quality management (QM) in health services - behavioral health in particular - as well as an overview of tools, techniques, and programs reflecting QM in practice. It also offers perspectives on both internally- and externally-based QM activities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Quality Management in Behavioral Health
• Publisher: Springer US, Springer US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306461498
• ISBN 13: 9780306461491
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 28D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 998 grams

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Synopsis

For the first time in history, behavioral health providers are expected to understand and participate in activities intended to access and improve the quality of services they provide. This handbook is designed as a general resource in the field of behavioral health quality management for a very diverse group of readers, including graduate and undergraduate students, payors, purchasers and administrators within managed care organizations, public sector service system planners and managers, applied health services researchers and program evaluators. This volume provides a comprehensive context for the development of quality management (QM) in health services - behavioral health in particular - as well as an overview of tools, techniques, and programs reflecting QM in practice. It also offers perspectives on both internally- and externally-based QM activities.