CM primer: Here’s more on psych home health

To learn more about psychiatric home health care outcomes, Verna Carson, PhD, RN, CSP, national director of behavioral health for Staff Builders in Lake Success, NY, suggests you read the following sources:

Bedigio H. Home health behavioral health management: A cost effective alternative. Home Health Care Today 1996; 2: 28-29.

Home psychiatric care: Some patient counts double. Home Health Business Report 1996; 3:14-15.

Lima B. At-home mental health care: Money well spent. Inside Case Management 1995; 2:2-3.

Mayo TL. Mental health services in the home: A balance of sophistication and caring. Home Health Nurse 1997; 15: 271-274.

Ohlund G. Outcome measurements for psychiatric home care programs. Psychiatric Home Healthcare News 1996; 1:1-2.