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Developing a Utilization Review Model for Community Mental Hecilth Centers

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.3.165

During their struggles to develop a utilization review model for a community mental health center, members of an interdisciplinary committee identified several issues they believe are important in establishing such a model. They include comprehensiveness of participation and of areas for review (the review committee should represent all disciplines and programs, and should be concerned with any aspect of center functioning), a problem-review approach in which subcommittees carry out documented studies of issues or problems, and specific provision for feedback and implementation of the results.

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