In today’s healthcare scenario, are behavioral health services viewed as a profession? How? Is behavioral health service different from the rest of the healthcare industry? If yes, how? If no, why?
Managed care has had a significant impact on the delivery of behavioral health services. This has influenced the way that the behavioral health industry conducts business. This week’s research paper will focus on the business of behavioral health.
Read the following articles from the EBSCO host database:
Covall, M. (2005, January). Medicare prospective payment comes to psychiatric hospitals. Behavioral Health Management, 25(1), 54–57.
Oss, M. E. (2005). What’s next for managed behavioral health. (Cover story). Behavioral Health Management, 25(6), 11-14
You should also search the Internet to further learn about additional factors that influence the business model of behavioral health.
To complete this research paper, you will need to include an introduction and conclusion section as well as a title page and reference section. The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
The length of the paper should be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages).
The main sections should have a:
Title page
Introduction
Body of the paper (with subheadings)
Conclusion
Reference page(s)
The paper must use the APA format for citing sources and references.
Your paper introduction (one page) should include the following points:
An overview of the research paper
The purpose or objective of the research paper
The body of the paper (four to six pages) should address each of the following topics using information learned in the course, in combination with outside references:
In today’s healthcare scenario, are behavioral health services viewed as a profession? How? Is behavioral health service different from the rest of the healthcare industry? If yes, how? If no, why?
Describe the main reasons why behavioral healthcare may be reimbursed differently than any other healthcare services, in general. What factors need to be addressed based on the population served? Utilize your course and text readings to support your answers.
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