Challenges and opportunities for consultation-liaison psychiatry in the managed care environment.
While the evolving managed care revolution is dramatically changing the clinical, educational, and economic systems in which consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists must operate, this revolution also present several important opportunities for those in C-L psychiatry. The authors, who are academic department chairs and formerly directed C-L divisions, discuss C-L psychiatry's potential involvement and suggest approaches to effectively address key aspects of these changes.
Thompson
T L
TL
Department of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Folks
D G
DG
Silverman
J J
JJ
D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States