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July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Although the number of patients admitted to the hospital with concurrent diagnoses of alcohol and drug addiction (ADAA) rose, as did the costs associated with these hospitalizations, U.S. spending on ADAA treatment fell. Medicaid and Medicare bore the brunt of this spending, paying for 70 percent of hospitalizations with a concurrent ADAA diagnosis.
National Program
To strengthen the addiction treatment system's ability to successfully use process improvement techniques toward increasing patients' access to and retention in addiction treatment programs.
April 29, 2010 | Program Result
NIATx (Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment) Program Director David Gustafson, Ph.D., has a surprising confession to make.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
In the NIATx model of process improvement, agency staff form change teams that work on four NIATx aims: reduce wait time, reduce no-shows, increase admissions and improve retention in care.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
The Jackie Nitschke Center, located on a quiet side street in Green Bay, Wis., has a history of helping people with substance abuse problems.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
Gosnold on Cape Cod is the largest provider of addiction and mental health services on Cape Cod, with five inpatient and eight outpatient clinics located across Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
From September 2003 to June 2006, Acadia Hospital participated in the RWJF Paths to Recovery national program.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
The Seattle-based Asian Counseling and Referral Service agency promotes social justice and the well-being and empowerment of Asian Pacific American individuals, families and communities in King County, Wash.
April 28, 2010 | Program Result
Daybreak was founded in 1980 by a group of citizens concerned about youth substance abuse in Spokane, Wash.
April 29, 2010 | Program Result
When administrators and staff at substance abuse treatment agencies discover problems in their internal processes, they want to fix them "Now!"