Contrasting models for combined medical and psychiatric inpatient treatment
Abstract
The authors contrast the clinical, administrative, and reimbursement aspects of two units offering combined medical and psychiatric inpatient treatment, one under medical auspices (the medical/psychiatric model), the other under psychiatric auspices (the psychiatric/medical model). The typical patient on both units suffered from depression with prominent somatic symptoms. The psychiatric/medical model was clinically advantageous because of its greater capacity for containing agitated, psychotic, and suicidal behavior and because of its potentially longer lengths of stay for refractory patients. Furthermore, the psychiatric/medical model offers more predictable payment for psychotherapy under fee-for-service insurance and is less likely to be adversely affected by the current prospective payment system based on diagnosis-related groups.
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