Title |
Characteristics of practitioners in a private managed behavioral health plan
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-283 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sharon Reif, Maria E Torres, Constance M Horgan, Elizabeth L Merrick |
Abstract |
Little is known about the practitioners in managed behavioral healthcare organization (MBHO) networks who are treating mental and substance use disorders among privately insured patients in the United States. It is likely that the role of the private sector in treating behavioral health will increase due to the recent implementation of federal parity legislation and the inclusion of behavioral health as a required service in the insurance exchange plans created under healthcare reform. Further, the healthcare reform legislation has highlighted the need to ensure a qualified workforce in order to improve access to quality healthcare, and provides an additional focus on the behavioral health workforce. To expand understanding of treatment of mental and substance use disorders among privately insured patients, this study examines practitioner types, experience, specialized expertise, and demographics of in-network practitioners providing outpatient care in one large national MBHO. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 34 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
Researcher | 5 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
Other | 6 | 17% |
Unknown | 9 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 7 | 20% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 11% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 9% |
Sports and Recreations | 2 | 6% |
Other | 4 | 11% |
Unknown | 10 | 29% |