1997
Use of Medical Services by Veterans With Mental Disorders
Druss B, Rosenheck R. Use of Medical Services by Veterans With Mental Disorders. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 1997, 38: 451-458. PMID: 9314714, DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(97)71422-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical servicesMedical service useComorbid medical disordersOutpatient mental healthMedical-surgical careVA outpatient clinicDiagnosis of schizophreniaPosttraumatic stress disorderOutpatient clinicMedical disordersPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric unitService useMedical careMental disordersSubstance abuseStress disorderMental healthDisordersCareNational sampleVeteransClinicDiagnosisSchizophrenia
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