For certain people with severe mental illness, mandating outpatient treatment, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care. This is according to a financial analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine. The finding - focusing on a program in New York termed Assisted Outpatient Commitment, or "Kendra's Law" - provides a key piece of information in the ongoing policy debate about appropriate treatment approaches for ...Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Some Patients to Get Mental Health Treatment Saves Money and Increased Outpatient Care
For certain people with severe mental illness, mandating outpatient treatment, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care. This is according to a financial analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine. The finding - focusing on a program in New York termed Assisted Outpatient Commitment, or "Kendra's Law" - provides a key piece of information in the ongoing policy debate about appropriate treatment approaches for ...
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