5061.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
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| The purpose of this symposium is to describe and present prelimimary findings from a study in Massachusetts of the quality of care provided adults with schizophrenia, comparing those with managed care to those whose care is not managed. There have been concerns that this vulnerable population may not fare well under managed care and that limitations on hospital admissions and ambulatory treatment may lead to poorer outcomes. This study has enrolled 400 adults with schizophrenia, collected data from them and their caregivers, reviewed their medical records and used paid claims data to determine the care they received and the cost of that care. Preliminary findings on outcomes, adherence to PORT guidelines for treatment, and costs of care will be reported | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Barbara Dickey, PhD | ||||
| Barbara Dickey, PhD | ||||
| Comparing outcomes for adults with schizophrenia in managed and not managed health care plans Sue Eisen, PhD | ||||
| Comparing managed and not managed patterns of care and costs Edward Norton, PhD | ||||
| Adherence to the schizophrenia PORT guidelines Richard Hermann, MD, MS | ||||
| Statistical methods for adjusting differences due to self-selection into health plans Sharon-Lise Normand, PhD | ||||
| Perceptions of Quality, Latino and non-Latino adults with schizophrenia Dharma E. Cortes, PhD | ||||
| How do consumers define quality of care? Norma Ware, PhD | ||||
| Sponsor: | Mental Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Epidemiology; Health Administration; Social Work; Socialist Caucus | |||