Emergency department psychiatric consultation arrangements.
The effects of organizational and environmental factors on emergency department psychiatric consultation arrangements and the influence of arrangement on service effectiveness are examined. The findings have implications for health care researchers, administrators, and policymakers, encouraging further exploration into arrangement type and conditions that produce optimal patient and organizational outcomes.
Brown
Jennifer Field
JF
Department of Nursing, Norfolk State University, Virginia, USA. jbrown@nsu.edu
D000573:American Hospital Association; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric; D008396:Maryland; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013022:South Carolina; D014481:United States