title: Linking utilization management with quality improvement.
abstract: The author describes the context for conducting utilization management and quality improvement studies in psychiatry; utilization management and quality improvement are defined and differentiated. Examples of utilization management and drug utilization evaluation studies are given with explanation of how they can be linked to quality improvement efforts.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014600:Utilization Review
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic