Grammar Connection 1 or The Clinicians Guide to Managed Behavioral Care

Grammar Connection 1: Structure Through Content

Author: Jill Korey OSullivan

The Grammar Connection series offers a basal program in Academic, Adult, and International programs. The skills it develops are useful for students planning to enroll in college-level courses, adults planning to return to college, or high school students in preparation for college.

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The Clinician's Guide to Managed Behavioral Care

Author: Norman Winegar

Managed care is a revolution impacting the practice of clinicians throughout America. The Clinician's Guide to Managed Behavioral Care, called "a survival kit" and "must reading," shows clinicians how to develop and market professional services attuned to the needs of managed care systems, how to best manage the utilization process, and how to reshape an office practice or hospital-based program to become more "managed care friendly." It is newly referenced and updated for clinicians to continue to advocate for their patients and clients.

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An introduction and guide to the managed mental health care environment, providing a thorough discussion of historical developments as well as present-day practices, including HMOs, PPOs, and networks. Other topics include contracting, legal issues, marketing, and critical issues in managed mental health. Includes some sample documents for practitioners. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	What is "Managed Care"?	5
Ch. 2	Managed Care Basics: Health Maintenance Organizations	19
Ch. 3	Preferred Provider Organizations and Mental Health Point-of-Service Networks	39
Ch. 4	Employee Assistance Programs and Managed Care	49
Ch. 5	Managed Behavioral Care Systems	71
Ch. 6	Contracting with Managed Care	115
Ch. 7	Managing the Utilization Management Process	121
Ch. 8	Legal Issues and Utilization Management	135
Ch. 9	Marketing to Managed Care	145
Ch. 10	Critical Issues	169
	Appendix A. Mental Health Provider Agreement	183
	Appendix B. Directory of America's Health Maintenance Organization	231
	Appendix C. Treatment Summary	297
	Appendix D. S.O.A.P. Process Note Recording Format	303
	Appendix E. Managed Care Directory, 1995	305
	Appendix F. Brief Therapy Reading List	311
	Appendix G. Managed Care Market Share Estimates, 1995	315
	Glossary	317
	Index	325