2002
Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy
Rosenthal M, Schlesinger M. Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy. Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 41-95. PMID: 11933793, PMCID: PMC2690101, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical consumerismSubsequent willingnessSerious mental illnessHealth care professionalsPolicy implicationsAdverse eventsWorse outcomesCare professionalsCare practicesMental illnessHealth plansHealth policyBlame allocationExperiences of peopleConsumer attitudesNeglected roleCareConsumer educationAllocationWillingnessIllnessPolicyPolicymakingConsumerism
1999
Depressive Symptoms and Plan Switching Under Managed Care
Druss B, Schlesinger M, Thomas T, Allen H. Depressive Symptoms and Plan Switching Under Managed Care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1999, 156: 697-701. PMID: 10327901, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.156.5.697.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care.
Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Hoover C, Epstein S. The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care. Health Services Research 1997, 32: 561-90. PMID: 9402901, PMCID: PMC1070215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centersMental health careHealth centersHealth careMental illnessInpatient mental health careMental health care systemLocal treatment systemsCommunity mental health care systemHealth care systemHospital admissionMeasures of accessPsychiatric patientsHospitalUtilization reviewAspects of accessInpatient capacityCare systemPatient dumpingProfit hospitalsCarePatientsProprietary hospitalsIllnessCompetition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services
Schlesinger* †, Dorwart R, Hoover‡ C, Epstein‡ S. Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services. Medical Care 1997, 35: 974-992. PMID: 9298085, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199709000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research