Organizational- and individual-level correlates of posttreatment substance use: A multilevel analysis

A conceptual schema for government purchasing arrangements for Australian alcohol and other drug treatment

“…Negotiated price Purchasers negotiate the price (or amount of the grant) with individual providers See above None located Note 1: There is a body of AOD research regarding accreditation of organisations and its relationship with service quality, funding source and treatment outcomes (see for example Conahan (2009);Edwards, Knight, and Flynn (2011);Friedmann, Alexander, Yey, et al (2006); Ghose (2008); Knudsen, Ducharme, and Roman (2007); Kubiak and Arfken (2008); Lemak and Alexander (2005); Olmstead, Johnson, Roman, et al (2005); Pimlott Kubiak and Arfken (2008)) but this is not related to purchasing per se. Note 2: This is not a list of every study of managed care in AOD.…”

“…outpatient vs inpatient); to the treatment processes (e.g. retention in treatment); to the quantity and quality of treatment; and to treatment outcomes (Fuller, Rieckmann, McCarty, et al, 2005;Ghose, 2008;Heinrich & Fournier, 2005;Knudsen & Roman, 2012;Mason, Sutton, Whittaker, et al, 2015;McLellan, Kemp, Brooks, et al, 2008;Stein, Reardon, & Sturm, 1999;Soman, Brindis, & Dunn-Malhotra, 1996;Sosin, 2005). Thus purchasing arrangements can have important impacts on service delivery and health outcomes.…”

Analyzing performance in addiction treatment: An application of data envelopment analysis to the state of Maryland system

“…For example, our selection of treatment completion is based on the fact that completion is associated to decreased unemployment and lower arrest rates. Extant research has shown that treatment completion is associated to better quality of life, lower arrests, and higher employment (Ghose, 2008;Luchansky et al, 2006;Zarkin et al, 2002). In addition, ADAA data show that treatment completion is associated to lower unemployment and lower arrest rates (William Rusinko, March 2006, personal communication).…”

Longer Length of Stay Is Not Associated with Better Outcomes in VHA’s Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs

“…3 Other researchers have found longer stays in community residential care and in therapeutic communities have been linked with better outcomes, as well as lower readmission rates for subsequent inpatient care. [4][5][6][7][8] Several observational studies have found longer stays in residential programs to improve outcomes in women. 9,10 In more recent randomized trials, longer stays have been associated with either no benefits or only beneficial effects on some of several outcomes.…”