Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Item at the highly recommended Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, based on reporting in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - "Some Wisconsin counties are requiring copayments for prescription drugs to maintain programs that provide mental health treatment to low-income residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Waukesha County, which provides mental health medications to more than 500 patients, on Feb. 1 implemented a copay of $15 for each mental health prescription or refill, which patients previously received without charge...."
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This link leads to the table of contents for the current issue of Evaluation and Program Planning, where summaries, abstracts and full text are listed for Part Two (published this month) of a special section on Systematic Case Studies in Program Evaluation (see the rationale and introduction). At the moment, full text is available at no charge for all the articles listed, many of which will be of interest to PULSE readers. See especially (these links go to the "Summary Plus" for each article - the abstract and hypertext links to full text) Using key component profiles for the evaluation of program implementation in intensive mental health case management; The substance abuse services cost analysis program (SASCAP): a new method for estimating drug treatment services costs, and Publishing systematic, pragmatic case studies in program evaluation: collatoral on a `promisory note'.
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