Abstract
Managed care has emerged as the centerpiece of the health care industry's efforts to control costs and ensure appropriate use of hospital services. This study assesses the impact of managed care by preadmission approval and/or continued stay review on length of psychiatric hospitalization and clinical outcome of children and adolescents. The sample included 277 cases hospitalized in nine psychiatric specialty hospitals in 1990. Demographic and clinical characteristics, hospital ownership type, and preadmission approval or continued stay review were used as independent variables in a multiple regression model to predict length of stay and clinical outcome. Results indicate that the model accounted for 27% of the variance in length of stay. Previous psychiatric hospitalization and for-profit hospital status predicted longer hospitalization. Clinical outcome was not significantly predicted by the model. Managed care did not predict either length of stay or clinical outcome. Implications for health care reform are discussed.
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