title: A proposed value matrix for the evaluation of psychiatric consultations in the general hospital.
abstract: A strategy of determining the value of psychiatric consultation services in the general hospital is presented. Value analysis, a theoretically driven model for establishing the worth of mental health services from multiple perspectives, is used to propose a value matrix for consultation psychiatry. Based on an integration of decision theory and evaluation science, the goal of value analysis is to establish a range of outcomes that might be viewed as important from various perspectives. This hypothesized matrix of economic and clinical values for patients, families, medical staff, providers, payors, and society provides a framework for evaluating outcomes of psychiatric consultation services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States