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
1995
Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results.
Mechanic D, Schlesinger M, McAlpine D. Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results. Milbank Quarterly 1995, 73: 19-55. PMID: 7898406, DOI: 10.2307/3350312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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
1989
The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking
Schlesinger M, Cleary P, Blumenthal D. The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking. Medical Care 1989, 27: 244-258. PMID: 2648087, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198903000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseCharacteristics of patientsHealth Care Financing AdministrationLocal health care systemHealth care facilitiesHealth care systemSignificant independent effectKidney transplantRenal failureRenal diseasePeritoneal dialysisHealth facilitiesCare facilitiesHome dialysisPatientsClinical decisionmakingCare systemIndependent effectsFacility ownershipMedical decisionmakingDialysisProfit facilitiesTreatmentFurther researchTransplant