Assessing the Costs and Outcomes Together: Cost Effectiveness of Two Systems of Acute Psychiatric Care.

Thornton, Patricia H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ415918

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Publication Date: 1990

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Assessing the Costs and Outcomes Together: Cost Effectiveness of Two Systems of Acute Psychiatric Care.

Thornton, Patricia H.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v13 n3 p231-41 1990

The research findings and methodology used to evaluate the relative cost effectiveness of 2 systems of acute psychiatric care are described for 2 cohorts of 195 and 595 clients. The systems involve sole use of a general hospital and use of a general hospital together with a psychiatric health facility. (TJH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Hospitals, Outcomes of Treatment, Policy Formation, Psychiatric Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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