Managed Care and Provider Satisfaction in Mental Health Settings

Authors

Kimberley R. Isett, Columbia UniversityFollow
Alan R. Ellis, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Sharon Topping, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Joseph P. Morrissey, University of North Carolina-Chapel HillFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2009

Department

Management and International Business

Abstract

We assess the satisfaction of mental health providers using four dimensions from the medical practice literature-degree of autonomy, relationship with patients, compensation, and administrative burden-and extend current work on professional satisfaction to include frontline service providers rather than only psychiatrists or other physicians. In contrast to results reported for primary care settings, we find that the impact of managed care on satisfaction is minimal for the mental health providers in our study of a Medicaid capitation demonstration in the southeastern US. Instead, variables relevant to everyday working conditions have an important effect on job satisfaction.

Publication Title

Community Mental Health Journal

Volume

45

Issue

3

First Page

209

Last Page

221

Recommended Citation

Isett, K. R., Ellis, A. R., Topping, S., Morrissey, J. P. (2009). Managed Care and Provider Satisfaction in Mental Health Settings. Community Mental Health Journal, 45(3), 209-221.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/1278