1991
Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities
Fisher W, Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H. Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities. Medical Care 1991, 29: 766-774. PMID: 1875743, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199108000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric specialty hospitalsPsychiatric inpatient facilitiesInpatient facilitiesReferral acceptanceSpecialty hospitalsPsychiatric inpatient careLevel of referralsType of hospitalSuch patientsHospital characteristicsGeneral HospitalHospital's countyInpatient carePsychiatric unitHospitalPatientsPrivate hospitalsPublic agenciesHospital environmentPrivate providersHospital administratorsNational surveyPublic contractsPopulation needsHuman Services
1986
The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Pulice R. The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts. Psychiatric Services 1986, 37: 875-878. PMID: 3093363, DOI: 10.1176/ps.37.9.875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancing of servicesCase of purchasePrivate resourcesService contractingPrivate vendorsPsychiatric careService contractsPublic agenciesPurchaseMental health servicesMental health careImportant lessonsDegree of supportHealth careHealth servicesEconomicsFinancingContractingContractsCareServicesIssues