Outcomes assessment: information for improving mental health care.
Findings from ongoing assessments in two states illustrate strategies for using outcomes information.
Steinwachs
D M
DM
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, USA.
Fischer
E P
EP
Lehman
A F
AF
D001131:Arkansas; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D008484:Medicaid; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States