2000
Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry
Schlesinger M, Wynia M, Cummins D. Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2000, 8: 216-230. PMID: 11118231, DOI: 10.3109/hrp.8.5.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPrimary care physiciansExperiences of psychiatristsUntreated mental illnessBehavioral health careGreater time commitmentCare physiciansExternal reviewPhysical illnessMental illnessMental disordersHealth plansReview protocolCareHealth careAmerican Medical AssociationMedical specialistsManaged CarePsychiatristsPatientsDifferential effectsIllnessPhysiciansMedical Association
1997
The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care.
Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Hoover C, Epstein S. The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care. Health Services Research 1997, 32: 561-90. PMID: 9402901, PMCID: PMC1070215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centersMental health careHealth centersHealth careMental illnessInpatient mental health careMental health care systemLocal treatment systemsCommunity mental health care systemHealth care systemHospital admissionMeasures of accessPsychiatric patientsHospitalUtilization reviewAspects of accessInpatient capacityCare systemPatient dumpingProfit hospitalsCarePatientsProprietary hospitalsIllness
1996
Managed care constraints on psychiatrists' hospital practices: bargaining power and professional autonomy
Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Epstein S. Managed care constraints on psychiatrists' hospital practices: bargaining power and professional autonomy. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 256-260. PMID: 8561208, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleForeign Medical GraduatesHospitalizationHospital-Physician RelationsHumansIncomeInsurance CarriersInsurance, HospitalizationInsurance, PsychiatricLength of StayMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicaidMedical Staff PrivilegesMental DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'PsychiatrySeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUnited States
1992
The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental Illness
Fisher W, Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Epstein S, Davidson H. The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 1992, 43: 1114-1119. PMID: 1490712, DOI: 10.1176/ps.43.11.1114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessPrivate general hospitalsGeneral HospitalMental illnessGeneral hospital psychiatric unitHospital psychiatric unitPublic general hospitalsAcute treatmentInpatient treatmentPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric unitState HospitalHospitalIllnessPublic payersPayer mixSignificant differencesFacility studyTreatmentAppropriate settingPersonsPatientsFindingsDifferencesMedicaid
1991
A national study of psychiatric hospital care
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H, Epstein S, Hoover C. A national study of psychiatric hospital care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 204-210. PMID: 1987819, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.2.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient settingMental health service systemPsychiatric hospital careNumber of patientsSource of carePsychiatric inpatient servicesPrivate psychiatric hospitalMental health facilitiesHealth service systemHospital careHealth facilitiesPayer sourceInpatient servicesPsychiatric hospitalAspects of qualityDiagnostic mixCareHealth careNational studySimilar effectsNational sampleMost settingsSignificant interactionType of facilityOwnership-related differences
1988
Privatization of psychiatric services
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M. Privatization of psychiatric services. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1988, 145: 543-553. PMID: 3282448, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.5.543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research