In search of outcomes.
Psychiatric hospitals, stung by reports of alleged abuses, are furiously trying to work their way out of an industry slump by embracing outcomes research. For them, such research may be a way to justify the value and effectiveness of their services with increasingly demanding payer groups. Although outcomes research is fairly common in medical/surgical hospitals, its existence is new to mental health.
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