AHM-250 Exam Dumps : Healthcare Management: An Introduction

Factors that have increased the demand for behavioral healthcare services include increased stress on individuals and families and the increasing availability of behavioral healthcare services.

To manage the delivery of behavioral healthcare services, managed behavioral health organizations (MBHOs) use only two basic strategies: alternative treatment levels and crisis intervention.

The treatment approaches for behavioral healthcare most often include drug therapy, psychotherapy, and counseling.

The development of alternative treatment options, incorporation of community-based resources into the healthcare system, and increased reliance on case management have shifted the emphasis of managed behavioral healthcare from meeting the service needs of

shared decision making

self-care

preventive care

triage

Closed-access HMO

Closed-panel HMO

Open-access HMO

Open-panel HMO