Newsletter Articles | December 1, 2002
Dallas MetroCare CEO Improves Physician Productivity At Two Texas Centers
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
In a desire to have a stronger voice in quality of care matter, James Baker, M.D., Chief Executive Officers, Dallas MetroCare, designed a physician productivity process that increased patient visits and decreased the number of full-time employees. Designed originally for the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County in Houston, Texas, the program sought to help administrators of community mental health centers deduce a number of psychiatric staff that was cost-efficient while still maintaining or increasing . . .