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Variation in ECT use in the United States by Hermann, R C, Dorwart, R A, Hoover, C W, Brody, J

“…The authors measured the variation in ECT utilization rates across 317 metropolitan statistical areas of the United States and determined to what degree this…”
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Use of electroconvulsive therapy in the Medicare population between 1987 and 1992 by ROSENBACH, M. L, HERMANN, R. C, DORWART, R. A

“…OBJECTIVE: Use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the Medicare population was examined to document trends and variations in the rate of use, expenditures,…”
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Impact of a managed mental health program on Medicaid recipients with severe mental illness by Stroup, T S, Dorwart, R A

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Characteristics of Psychiatrists Who Perform ECT by Hermann, Richard C., Ettner, Susan L., Dorwart, Robert A., Hoover, Claudia W., Yeung, Elaine

“…OBJECTIVE: Use of ECT is highly variable, and previous study has linked its availability to the geographic concentration of psychiatrists. However, less than…”
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Privatization of psychiatric services by Dorwart, R A, Schlesinger, M

“…The authors provide an overview of privatization, a major trend in mental health policy, focusing in particular on the reasons for and consequences of…”
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Managed mental health care: myths and realities in the 1990s by Dorwart, R A

“…Managed care may be viewed as the most recent attempt to control the rate of increase of health and mental health care costs in the United States. The majority…”
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A national study of transitional hospital services in mental health by Dorwart, R A, Hoover, C W

“…Shifts in care for the seriously mentally ill from inpatient to community-based treatment have highlighted the importance of transitional care. Our objectives…”
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Diagnoses of Patients Treated With ECT: A Comparison of Evidence-Based Standards With Reported Use by Hermann, Richard C., Ettner, Susan L., Dorwart, Robert A., Langman-Dorwart, Nancy, Kleinman, Stephen

“…OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the extent to which patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) had diagnoses for which ECT is an efficacious…”
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Managed care constraints on psychiatrists' hospital practices: bargaining power and professional autonomy by Schlesinger, M, Dorwart, R A, Epstein, S S

“…The increasing involvement of insurers and hospitals in monitoring patient care is encroaching on the psychiatrist's autonomy in making clinical decisions…”
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The organization of community health programs: a prospective view from Cambridge by Dorwart, R A

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The role of general hospitals in the privatization of inpatient treatment for serious mental illness by Fisher, W H, Dorwart, R A, Schlesinger, M, Epstein, S, Davidson, H

“…For almost three decades, many have regarded general hospital psychiatric units as the most appropriate setting for acute treatment of persons with serious…”
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A national study of psychiatrists' professional activities by Dorwart, R A, Chartock, L R, Dial, T, Fenton, W, Knesper, D, Koran, L M, Leaf, P J, Pincus, H, Smith, R, Weissman, S

“…A mail survey was conducted in 1988-1989 to study the professional activities of U.S. psychiatrists. Data from the 19,431 active respondents are reported…”
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Organized systems of care and psychiatrists' fees by Stroup, T S, Dorwart, R A, Hoover, C W, Brody, J

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A national study of psychiatric hospital care by Dorwart, R A, Schlesinger, M, Davidson, H, Epstein, S, Hoover, C

“…The delivery system for psychiatric inpatient services in the United States has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, undergoing a marked privatization…”
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Psychiatry and the resource-based relative value scale by Dorwart, R A, Chartock, L R

“…Attention to reform of reimbursement for psychiatric inpatient services largely focuses on the use of prospective payment systems, e.g., payment based on…”
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Measuring the determinants of work values for psychiatrists' services in the resource-based relative value scale study by Dorwart, R A, Rodriguez, E, Dernburg, J, Braun, P

“…As part of the Harvard resource-based relative value scale study, the authors investigated how well the codes in the Physician's Current Procedural…”
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Managing Competition in Public and Private Mental Health Agencies: Implications for Services and Policy by Clark, Robin E., Dorwart, Robert A., Epstein, Sherrie S.

“…The merits of public versus private health care agencies have been vigorously debated, particularly as states increasingly contract with community mental…”
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The Influence of Psychiatric Disorders on Patients' Ratings of Satisfaction with Health Care by Hermann, Richard C., Ettner, Susan L., Dorwart, Robert A.

“…Objectives. Patient ratings of satisfaction with health care have been used by patients, insurers, and employers seeking data to compare the quality of health…”
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Service Systems Research by Steinwachs, Donald M., Cullum, Howard M., Dorwart, Robert A., Flynn, Laurie, Frank, Richard, Friedman, Michael B., Herz, Marvin I., Mulvey, Edward P., Snowden, Lonnie, Test, Mary Ann, Tremaine, Leslie S., Windle, Charles D.

“…The level of disability among severely mentally ill persons is a substantial and costly burden on society as well as a burden on family members and the…”
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Competition and community mental health agencies by Clark, R E, Dorwart, R A

“…Community mental health agencies (CMHAs) provide most of the institutional outpatient treatment in the United States. A great deal of this care is given to…”
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