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Review
. 1995 Fall;22(4):414-25.
doi: 10.1007/BF02518635.

Quality and customers: Type 2 change in mental health delivery within health care reform

M P Quirk  1 , K Strosahl, J L Todd, W Fitzpatrick, M T Casey, S Hennessy, G Simon
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Review

Quality and customers: Type 2 change in mental health delivery within health care reform

M P Quirk et al. J Ment Health Adm. 1995 Fall.

Abstract

The traditional separation of mental health and medical programs is problematic because mental health issues are inseparable from the larger medical system. By contrast, a collaborative primary care model of mental health care, augmented and supported by secondary specialty mental health services, has the potential to optimize quality and cost goals while reinforcing health care reform principles. The flexibility of mental health treatment in this delivery structure provides opportunities to customize services according to patient and purchaser expectations.

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