Overview: Introduces concept of QI in context of behavioral health care, mandated by the Affordable Care Act.Provides models and examples of QI applications in industry and in medicine.Disseminates information .This innovative volume presents a cogent case for quality improvement (QI) in behavioral healthcare as ethical practice, solid science, and good business. Divided between foundational concepts, key QI tools and methods, and emerging applications, it offers guidelines for raising care standards while addressing ongoing issues of treatment validity, staffing and training, costs and fundin
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