Supply factors as determinants of treatment costs: clinicians’ assessments of a given set of referrals to community mental health centers in Norway

Supply factors as determinants of treatment costs: clinicians’ assessments of a given set of referrals to community mental health centers in Norway

Abstract Background Previous works that uses patterns of prior spending to predict future mental health care expenses (utilization models) are mainly concerned with demand (need) variables. In this paper, we introduce supply variables, both individual rater variables and center variables. The aim is...

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Main Authors: Knut Reidar Wangen, Sverre Grepperud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Mental health care utilization
Length of stay
Outpatient services
Supply factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2884-5

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