title: The treatment of chronic benign pain syndrome in capitated health care.
abstract: Developing specialized services for the management of chronic benign pain syndrome offers enhanced patient care and reduced costs. The evolution of a behavioral medicine/health psychology department to provide these services in a large HMO is described. Operational aspects and implementation challenges are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center at Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D002140:California; D002204:Capitation Fee; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice; D006261:Headache / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011613:Psychotherapy