The Handbook of Managed Behavioral Healthcare
A Complete and Up-to-Date Guide for Students and Practitioners

Gayle L. Zieman (Author)

9780787941536, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 3 August 1998

240 pages
24.5 x 18 x 1.6 cm, 0.372 kg

"The Handbook of Managed Behavioral Healthcare really delivers thesort of practical, valuable information and analysis that mostothers in the field only promise. The book is up-to-date,intelligent, and immediately useful. I give it two thumbs up."(James Randolph Hillard, professor and chairman, Department ofPsychiatry, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine)

"This book represents a pioneering effort by one of the mostknowledgeable experts in the industry. It is must reading forstudents training in psychiatry, psychology, clinical social work,marriage and family therapy, and related fields." (Larry J. Bloom,professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, Colorado StateUniversity)

"The Handbook pulls together the literature and practicalexperiences from the clincial, academic, and business worldsresulting in a well integrated, comprehensive textbook of managedbehavioral health care." (Randall C. Wyatt, Ph.D., adjunctprofessor, California School of Professional Psychology, AlamedaCorporate Clinical Director, Pathmakers Psychological Services)

A roadmap to managed care

This book represents a pioneering effort by one of the mostknowledgeable experts in the industry. It is must reading forstudents training in psychiatry, psychology, clinical social work,marriage and family therapy, and related fields.
--Larry J. Bloom, professor of psychology and licensed clinicalpsychologist, Colorado State University

An experienced clinician and expert in the field of managed healthcare, Gayle Zieman has created an introductory guide that can serveas a textbook to help navigate the often complex roads of managedcare. Comprehensive in scope, the book is written for graduatestudents and veteran professionals alike. The Handbook of ManagedBehavioral Healthcare offers an informative and often surprisingoverview of managed care's history, including information on itsunexpected beginnings as a not-for-profit enterprise. The authoralso includes samples of commonly used contracts, forms, andprotocols, and offers useful suggestions and recommAndations on abreadth of topics including: how to get on managed care panels; howto attract clients; how to provide services that benefit both theclient and the customer or third-party payer; how to navigate theins and outs of compensation; and much more. This book is a timelyaddition to the literature on the topic of managed care and offersbehavioral health care professionals a practical and much-neededresource.

Managed Care: Healthcare's New Foundation.

Nearly 100 Years of Managed Care.

Anatomy and Physiology of a Managed Care Organization.

What Managed Care Plans Look for in Clinicians.

Assessing Managed Plans: A Clinician's Perspective.

Understanding the Provider Subcontract.

The Credentialing Process.

The Finances of Managed Care.

The Emphasis Upon Quality Improvement.

Managed Care in the Public Sector.

Today's Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations.

Ethical Issues in Managed Care.

A Future in Managed Care.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]