Management considerations in the development of a chemical dependency program.
In summary, using an outside firm may be a profitable method to enter a new market quickly with low financial risk. However, there are certain pitfalls in the contracting process. The process should be undertaken with particular attention to the right to re-employ staff. The increasing costs of a per diem fee arrangement as volume grows, and the outside firm's reluctance to move to outpatient services in this type of financial arrangement.
D003284:Contract Services; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007629:Kentucky; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*