Making “Stone Soup”: Improvements in Clinic Access and Retention in Addiction Treatment
Capoccia VA, Cotter F, Gustafson DH, Cassidy EF, Ford JH, Madden L, Owens BH, Farnum SO, McCarty D, Molfenter T. Making “Stone Soup”: Improvements in Clinic Access and Retention in Addiction Treatment. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2007, 33: 95-103. PMID: 17370920, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33011-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAppointments and SchedulesEfficiency, OrganizationalHealth Care CoalitionsHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, PsychiatricHumansMainePatient CompliancePatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsProcess Assessment, Health CareSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersTotal Quality ManagementConceptsFirst treatment sessionTreatment sessionsAddiction treatmentFourth treatment sessionSame-day admissionNumber of patientsLevel of careChemical dependency servicesOutpatient careIntensive outpatientAssessment appointmentClinic accessFirst requestStaff availabilityTreatment organizationsTreatmentVariety of changesNumber of peopleCareFirst contactSessionsAppointmentsService deliveryOutpatientsPatients