Managed Care Services: Policy, Programs, and Research

by Nancy W. Veeder, Wilma Peebles-Wilkins

Overview

This book provides a broad analysis of the policy, programmatic, and research issues surrounding managed care services delivery systems that provide the majority of health and behavioral health care services in the United States. By including an interdisciplinary group of authors and addressing multiple fields of practice including health care, gerontology, child welfare, substance abuse, and mental health, the editors provide a broad overview of "macro" managed care issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195134292
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/07/2000
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

Boston University

Table of Contents

ForewordContributorsIntroduction: Managed Health and Behavioral Health Care Services Delivery: A Complex, Interrelated System of Policies, Programs, and ResearchPart One: The Context of Human Service Practice in Managed Care Environments1. The Macroeconomic Impact of Managed Care, Judith Shindul-Rothschild2. Biotechnology and Managed Care: Effects on Health Care Cost, Clinical Practice, and Education of Health Care Professionals, Elizabeth Pearson Philp and Barbara Berkman3. The Intersection of Free-for-Service, Managed Health Care, and Cultural Competence: Implications for National Health Care Policy and Services to People of Color, King Davis4. Ethics and Managed Care Policy, Frederic G. Reamer5. System Care Management: Purpose, Structure, and Function, Susan SaundersPart Two: Managed Care: Services Delivery Domains for Special Needs and At-Risk Populations6. Managed Care and Child Welfare Practitioner Training Needs, Vivian H. Jackson, Charlotte McCullough, and Jan McCarthy7. Managed Care and Care Management for Older Adults, Scott Miyake Geron8. Managed Care and the Ecological Perspective: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults in the Twenty-First Century, Roberta R. Greene and W. Patrick Sullivan9. Outcomes Research for Children and Adolescents: Implications for Children's Mental Health and Managed Care, Susan B. Stern10. Facilitating the Enrollment of Elderly and Disabled Persons into Medicaid Managed Care, Susan M. Chandler11. Managed Care and the Severely Mentally Ill: Current Issues and Future Challenges, Wes Shera12. Research Needs in the Managed Care of Substance-Abusing Patients, Wilma Peebles-Wilkins and Nancy W. VeederConclusion: Managing the Change in Health and Behavioral Health CareManaged Care GlossaryIndex