The Impact of Medical Cost Offset on Practice and Research: Making It Work for You : A Report of the First Reno Conference on Medical Cost Offset (Healthcare Utilization and Cost Series, V. 5)

Cummings, Nicholas A. (Editor)/ O'Donohue, William T. (Editor)/ Ferguson, Kyle E. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1878978411 / ISBN 13: 9781878978417

Published by Context Press, 2002

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218 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Impact of Medical Cost Offset on Practice and Research: Making It Work for You : A Report of the First Reno Conference on Medical Cost Offset (Healthcare Utilization and Cost Series, V. 5)
• Publisher: Context Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878978411
• ISBN 13: 9781878978417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume, the result of a national conference sponsored by The Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Foundation and the University of Nevada, Reno, examines the phenomenon called medical cost offset. The specific question that interests us in this book is: Can the cost of detecting and treating patients' psychosocial problems (from subclinical problems such as stress, to mental disorders such as depression, to adjunctive problems such as treatment adherence, or finally, lifestyle issues such as poor exercise habits) be offset by decreased medical utilization in the future?

About the Author

Nicholas Cummings, PhD, is distinguished professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and president of the Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health.