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Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2/2017

16.06.2016

Children’s Clinical Complexity Drives Psychiatric Medication Costs to Rival Hospital Costs

verfasst von: Charley Huffine, MD, Debra Srebnik, PhD, Laurie Sylla, MA, Eric Trupin, PhD, Terry Lee, MD

Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Mental disorders are the costliest health conditions of childhood1 with associated services accounting for more than one third of children’s Medicaid expenditures.2 Concerned with managing these costs, Washington State’s Medicaid authority collaborated with the University of Washington and King County’s (Seattle area) public mental health authority to investigate cost predictors. Mental health costs to the state over a 1-year period were examined with respect to psychiatric medications, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations for a psychiatric diagnosis (DSM-V codes 290–319) for children (age 0–18 years) in King County who had at least one claim for these services. …
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Titel
Children’s Clinical Complexity Drives Psychiatric Medication Costs to Rival Hospital Costs
verfasst von
Charley Huffine, MD
Debra Srebnik, PhD
Laurie Sylla, MA
Eric Trupin, PhD
Terry Lee, MD
Publikationsdatum
16.06.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Elektronische ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-016-9521-z

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