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Monday, June 1, 2009

Organizational contexts of primary care approaches for managing problem drinking
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Volume 36, Issue 4, June 2009, Pages 435-445

Little is known about the organizational contexts associated with different primary care (PC) approaches to managing PC patients with drinking problems. Relying upon the Chronic Care Model and a theoretically based taxonomy of health care systems, we identified organizational factors distinguishing PC practices using PC-based approaches (managed by PC providers, mental health specialists, or jointly with specialty services) versus referral-based management in the Veterans Affairs health care system.


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