Publications Related to "Tami Mark"
Factors that affect choice of mental health provider and receipt of outpatient mental health treatment
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 91 million adults live in mental health professional shortage areas and 10 million individuals have serious mental illness (SMI). This study examines how the supply of psychiatrists,...
Opioid prescribing to adolescents in the United States from 2005 to 2016
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed trends in days' supply for opioid prescriptions filled by adolescents with commercial insurance and Medicaid. METHODS: IBM MarketScan commercial and Medicaid pharmacy claims data were used to measure days'...
State and local policy levers for increasing treatment and recovery capacity to address the opioid epidemic
The extent to which psychiatrists diagnose and treat substance use disorders
At least 20% of adults with mental health conditions have a co-occurring substance use disorder (1). Among individuals with co-occurring disorders, 80% receive only mental health treatment, with no substance abuse treatment (1). To begin to...
Trends in average days' supply of opioid medications in Medicaid and commercial insurance
OBJECTIVES: To calculate trends in adult average days' supply for six commonly prescribed opioids: hydrocodone, hydromorphone, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, and tapentadol to assess whether physicians changed prescribing practices at the time...
Differential reimbursement of psychiatric services by psychiatrists and other medical providers
OBJECTIVE: Given low psychiatrist participation in insurance networks, this study examines how psychiatrists are reimbursed in network and out of network under commercial insurance relative to other providers for the same diagnoses and services...
Effects of the 2013 psychiatric current procedural rerminology codes revision on psychotherapy in psychiatric billing
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the changes to the psychiatric Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes implemented in 2013 were associated with changes in types of services for which psychiatrists billed. ...
Prescriptions Filled Following an Opioid-Related Hospitalization
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of postdischarge prescription fills following an opioid-related hospitalization. Methods: Using the 2010-2014 MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database, this...
Intermediate Services After Behavioral Health Hospitalization
Objective: This study examined the effect of intermediate service use on behavioral health inpatient readmissions and subsequent emergency department (ED) visits among Medicaid enrollees. Methods: Data were from fee-for-service inpatient...