Daniels A S, Simon J
Behav Healthc Tomorrow. 1998 Aug;7(4):49-50.
Group practices have enhanced the accessibility and quality of care through continuous innovation and performance improvement initiatives. However, sustaining a quality infrastructure can be costly. Will purchasers and consumers demand a group-model delivery system that provides accessible, effective, accountable, efficient, and coordinated care when network-models with little overhead can provide basic services for less? Here's how groups in the Institute for Behavioral Healthcare's (IBH) Council of Behavioral Group Practices are innovating to sustain excellence and superior performance.
