1991
Psychiatric inpatient care in the VA: before, during, and after DRG- based budgeting
Rosenheck R, Massari L. Psychiatric inpatient care in the VA: before, during, and after DRG- based budgeting. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 888-891. PMID: 1905110, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-related groupsMedical-surgical careNumber of episodesInpatient carePsychiatric careReadmission ratesMore episodesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterComputerized discharge abstractsHigher readmission ratesInpatient psychiatric careNon-VA hospitalsPsychiatric inpatient careVA inpatient careMedicare diagnosis-related groupsNonpsychiatric hospitalizationsUnduplicated patientsUnique patientsBed daysDischarge abstractsMedical CenterCareProspective payment systemMean lengthNumber of discharges
1990
Mentally ill chemical abusers discharged from VA inpatient treatment: 1976–1988
Rosenheck R, Massari L, Astrachan B, Suchinsky R. Mentally ill chemical abusers discharged from VA inpatient treatment: 1976–1988. Psychiatric Quarterly 1990, 61: 237-249. PMID: 2103008, DOI: 10.1007/bf01064864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll chemical abusersChemical abusersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterSubstance abuse diagnosisMental illness diagnosisSubstance abuse treatmentDischarge abstractsInpatient treatmentMedical CenterAbuse diagnosisPsychiatric patientsPsychiatric diagnosisIllness diagnosisAbuse treatmentPatientsDiagnosisYear periodSame fiscal yearAbusersTreatmentYearsAdmissionHospital