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 hospitalsIllnessCompetition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services
Schlesinger* †, Dorwart R, Hoover‡ C, Epstein‡ S. Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services. Medical Care 1997, 35: 974-992. PMID: 9298085, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199709000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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