Impact of Disseminating Quality Improvement Programs for Depression in Managed Primary Care

Abstract

When these managed primary care practices implemented QI programs that improve opportunities for depression treatment without mandating it, quality of care, mental health outcomes, and retention of employment of depressed patients improved over a year, while medical visits did not increase overall.

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MedicineSpecialtyRandomized controlled trialDepression (economics)Family medicineMental healthManaged careQuality of life (healthcare)GuidelineManagement of depressionHealth carePrimary careNursingPsychiatryInternal medicine

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 283
Issue: 2
Pages: 212-212
Citations: 1028
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                                    Kenneth B. Wells, 
                                
                                    Cathy Sherbourne, 
                                
                                    Michael Schoenbaum
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Impact of Disseminating Quality Improvement Programs for Depression in Managed Primary Care. 
                            JAMA
                            , 283
                            (2)
                            , 212-212.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.283.2.212
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.2.212