title: How Encouraging Provider Collaboration and Financial Incentives Can Improve Outcomes for Persons With Severe Psychiatric Disorders.
abstract: This Open Forum addresses the challenging situation involving decisions about when to hospitalize patients for psychiatric care. Because the evidence base for when to hospitalize patients is incomplete, current practice is to hospitalize only patients who are in crisis. This Open Forum provides a suggested set of payment options that can provide financial incentives to change practice patterns and lead to better clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The authors are with 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, Connecticut (e-mail: nigoldfield@mmm.com ).
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldfield
authors.affiliation: The authors are with 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, Connecticut (e-mail: nigoldfield@mmm.com ).
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.affiliation: The authors are with 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, Connecticut (e-mail: nigoldfield@mmm.com ).
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vertrees
authors.affiliation: The authors are with 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, Connecticut (e-mail: nigoldfield@mmm.com ).
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States