Towards a new funding system for psychiatric services

Amaddeo, Francesco; Bonizzato, Paola

doi:10.1017/s1121189x00007466

Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc

1999

DOI: 10.1017/s1121189x00007466

|View full text |Cite

Towards a new funding system for psychiatric services

Francesco Amaddeo¹,

Paola Bonizzato²

Abstract: EditorialiVerso un nuovo sistema di finanziamento dei servizi psichiatriciTowards a new funding system for psychiatric services FRANCESCO AMADDEO, PAOLA BONIZZATO INTRODUZIONELa valutazione economica in campo psichiatrico ha storia recente, e deve la sua nascita -almeno in parte -alia crescente consapevolezza che l'assistenza psichiatrica, considerata come una componente fondamentale del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, e chiamata a misurarsi con la scarsita delle risorse e con la necessita di elaborare nuove str… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2004

2006

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite1

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Proposal for a new funding system for mental health departments. Results from an evaluative multicentre Italian study (I-psycost)

Grigoletti

Amaddeo

Grassi³

et al. 2006

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SummaryAims – To obtain a new, well-balanced mental health funding system, through the creation of i) a list of psychiatric interventions provided by Italian Community-based Psychiatric Services (CPS), and associated costs; ii) a new prospective funding system for patients with a high use of resources, based on packages of care. Methods – Five Italian Community-based Psychiatric Services collected data from 1250 patients during October 2002. Socio-demographical and clinical characteristics and GAF scores were collected at baseline. All psychiatric contacts during the following six months were registered and categorised into 24 service contact types. Using elasticity equation and contact characteristics, we estimate the costs of care. Cluster analysis techniques identified packages of care. Logistic regression defined predictive variables of high use patients. Multinomial Logistic Model assigned each patient to a package of care. Results – The sample's socio-demographic characteristics are similar, but variations exist between the different CPS. Patients were then divided into two groups, and the group with the highest use of resources was divided into three smaller groups, based on number and type of services provided. Conclusions – Our findings show how is possible to develop a cost predictive model to assign patients with a high use of resources to a group that can provide the right level of care. For these patients it might be possible to apply a prospective per-capita funding system based on packages of care.Declaration of Interest: None

show abstract

Proposal for a new funding system for mental health departments. Results from an evaluative multicentre Italian study (I-psycost)

Grigoletti

Amaddeo

Grassi³

et al. 2006

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The effect of previous psychiatric history on the cost of care: a comparison of various regression models

Mirandola

Amaddeo

Dunn

et al. 2004

Acta Psychiatr Scand

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Towards a new funding system for psychiatric services

Cited by 2 publications

References 10 publications

Proposal for a new funding system for mental health departments. Results from an evaluative multicentre Italian study (I-psycost)

Proposal for a new funding system for mental health departments. Results from an evaluative multicentre Italian study (I-psycost)

The effect of previous psychiatric history on the cost of care: a comparison of various regression models

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About