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Am J Psychiatry
; 133(9): 1057-60, 1976 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-961928
RESUMO
The authors document and discuss the utilization of psychiatric services in a rural group practice before and after the institution of a prepaid health plan. They found that the utilization of psychiatric services increased dramatically during the first year of the plan's operation. The increase in outpatient utilization continued throughout the 3 years studied, but inpatient utilization decreased after the first year and later reached a level lower than that seen before the plan was instituted. One possible reason for the decline in inpatient utilization is that increased outpatient care prevents hospitalization.