title: Financial incentives for alternatives to hospital care.
abstract: Many studies have shown that there are cost-effective alternatives to 24-hour hospital care. The new era of medical economics emphasizes prospective payment and alternative delivery systems. This provides new opportunities for psychiatric patients to receive appropriate care outside the traditional inpatient context.
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000639:trends; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics