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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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Managed Care, Inter-agency Linkages, and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

Authors: W. Craig Carter, Shoou-Yih D. Lee, Kathleen C. Thomas, Joseph Morrissey

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1/2006

Although treatment of co-occurring behavioral and physical health problems could be facilitated by the linkages between health care providers, it is uncertain how such inter-agency linkages are affected by managed care. We used a sample of 167 service linkages to examine the effects of managed care arrangements on inter-agency communication, coordination, and perceived effectiveness. These linkages were identified based on interviews with 62 outpatient substance abuse treatment units in 2000. Results indicate that frequency of communication and inter-agency coordination are positively related to several managed care arrangements and may moderate the relationships between managed care arrangements and perceived effectiveness.

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Title: Managed Care, Inter-agency Linkages, and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
Authors: W. Craig Carter
Shoou-Yih D. Lee
Kathleen C. Thomas
Joseph Morrissey
Publication date: 01-01-2006
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-005-0010-6

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