The Quality of VA Mental Health Services
Hoff R, Rosenheck R, Materko M, Wilson N. The Quality of VA Mental Health Services. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 1998, 26: 45-56. PMID: 9866234, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021217420121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient SatisfactionPsychiatric Department, HospitalQuality Assurance, Health CareSex FactorsVeteransConceptsMental health careInpatient careVA mental health servicesVA mental health careHealth careMental health servicesSpecific health behaviorsMental health programsOutpatient carePsychiatric diagnosisHealth behaviorsFemale veteransHealth servicesHealth programsMeasures of qualityCareStudy sampleObjective measuresWomenDiagnosisLong-Term Patterns of Service Use and Cost Among Patients With Both Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders
Hoff R, Rosenheck R. Long-Term Patterns of Service Use and Cost Among Patients With Both Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders. Medical Care 1998, 36: 835-843. PMID: 9630125, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199806000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services ResearchHospital CostsHospitals, VeteransHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPsychiatric Department, HospitalSubstance-Related DisordersTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHigher health care costsSubstance abuse disordersHealth care costsAbuse disordersCare costsVeterans Affairs (VA) health careCohort of inpatientsIntensive outpatient servicesCohort of veteransMental health servicesSubstance abuse careMental health programsType of careInpatient cohortFiscal year 1991Outpatient careOutpatient servicesPsychiatric patientsService usePatientsHealth servicesPsychiatric outpatientsHealth programsOutpatientsCohortTrends Over a Decade for a General Hospital Psychiatry Unit
Druss B, Bruce M, Jacobs S, Hoff R. Trends Over a Decade for a General Hospital Psychiatry Unit. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 1998, 25: 427-435. PMID: 10582385, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022296608777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatry unitGeneral hospital psychiatry unitAssociation of clinicalLikelihood of readmissionLength of stayInpatient psychiatry unitMore readmissionsInitial treatmentInpatient carePsychotic diagnosesDemographic dataReadmissionInadequate lengthVulnerable populationsStayShorter lengthSicker GroupDelivery of servicesPatientsAdmissionClinicalHospitalDiagnosis