title: In search of outcomes.
abstract: 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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authors: Lutz
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States