title: Perspective: time-limited mental health therapy as a form of quality improvement.
abstract: This article outlines a few significant similarities between a form of time-limited therapy developed by the author and his colleagues and the principles of quality improvement and quality management. A few of the most pertinent components of their approach to providing more effective care are described.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Community Health Plan, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kreilkamp
mesh_terms: D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D018511:Systems Integration; D017748:Time Management; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review