Description: Edited by experts representing the full-range of service providers, this practical manual provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, financial and clinical aspects of mental healthcare in the managed care era. Covers everything clinicians and administrators working in independent practices, group practices or hospital settings, need to know about managed healthcare. The core manual is divided into five main sections: practice management, direction and resources; quality and outcome management; legal, regulatory, fiscal and contractual issues; technology and automation; resources (including a glossary of managed care terms and an address listing of managed care organizations). The manual includes practical tools and samples throughout.

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