up data of short term intensive residential treatment program suggesting its effectiveness. The hole in the research the article is seeking to address: There is evidence to suggest that long-term treatment leads to positive outcomes. This study sought to investigate specifically whether a short term intensive program could be effective. Participates in the study: The sample consisted of 123 severely disturbed adolescents in an intensive residential treatment setting‚ in which the mean length
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Residential Treatment Centers for Teens: Effective – Yes I have worked at Aspen Ranch‚ a Residential Treatment Center for at risk teens‚ for four years. I have held many positions including direct care staff and Shift Manager. I am going to prove that residential treatment centers for adolescents are‚ in fact‚ effective. I will be starting with a brief history of RTC’s (Residential Treatment Centers) and then be moving forward with facts and opinions on the matter to prove this point. History
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Some researchers feel that our society has unrealistically demanded the health care system to maximize quality while lowering the costs of health care services. That if we demand this change‚ there is no way we are realistically considering the cost of health care. I understand that everyone wants to receive the best therapy without paying a large amount of money. When you think about this idea‚ this plan would take time to execute. One of the cons of living in a country like the United States is
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society’s health care. Everyone wants to find a solution‚ but no one has been able to come up with one yet. Many different things have been tried‚ but none have put a cease to the exorbitant costs‚ which most believe to be the main problem. Out of everything tried‚ the most recent and popular system is known as managed care. Managed care is the most common form of health insurance in the United States‚ and provides more a cost efficient coverage than paying a fee-for-service charge. However
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MANAGED CARE Managed health care is a system of health care delivery managed by a company aiming mainly at quality/value cost effective services provided to patients. It has been introduced with an intention to avoid paying for unessential facilities and services directly to physicians. It helps in forming an intermediate between patients and physicians in such a way that health insurance organizations pay the physicians from the premiums paid by patients to insurers for the services provided
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Mary McCleary Residential Treatment Facilities CJ1210 Ryan Sharp June 7‚ 2013 Residential Treatment Facilities provide a vast range of services for troubled youth such as; drug and alcohol treatment‚ discipline‚ counseling‚ basic living skills‚ structure‚ and so much more. These Residential Treatment Centers also provide organization skills that training schools provide as well and they are; obedience/conformity‚ reeducation/development‚ and treatment. These are three very important factors
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Managed Care Brooke McMichael University of Scranton Abstract This paper examines the benefits and issues with managed care. The benefits include patients receiving preventative care‚ lower premiums‚ lower costs of prescriptions‚ fewer‚ unnecessary procedures‚ and less paper work. Some issues with managed care include limitation on doctors that patients can choose from‚ restricted coverage‚ the possibility of under treatment‚ and compromised privacy. Managed care effects nursing by causing significantly
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live in the United States of America‚ and they all need effective‚ affordable and accessible health care coverage and services. Within decades‚ the scope and cost of health care has changed dramatically with increased complexity and significance to the healthcare market. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the managed care industry and examine how organizations try to control costs. Managed Care Organizations is a partnership of health care providers whose purpose is to contract with an institution
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Managed Care Managed care refers to a method of healthcare that strives to restructure health services‚ as well as ensuring cost-effective healthcare. This kind of care aims at ensuring a definite benchmark of care‚ extent of performance‚ and cost management. It guarantees this by ensuring a thorough supervision‚ monitoring‚ as well as counseling. Moreover‚ certain sorts of managed care programs aim to support members to live healthy by preventing diseases. Ideally‚ managed care covers partly or
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At the Intersection of Health‚ Health Care and Policy Cite this article as: E Friedman Managed care‚ rationing‚ and quality: a tangled relationship Health Affairs‚ 16‚ no.3 (1997):174-182 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.16.3.174 The online version of this article‚ along with updated information and services‚ is available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/16/3/174.citation For Reprints‚ Links & Permissions: http://healthaffairs.org/1340_reprints.php E-mail Alerts : http://content.healthaffairs
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