Long-term Cost Effects of Collaborative Care for Late-life Depression

Printer-friendly version

A study that showed the IMPACT version of Collaborative Care is associated with a high probability of lower total healthcare costs during a 4-year period compared with usual primary care.

Site link: 
PubMed.gov
Publication: 
American Journal of Managed Care
Publication date: 
February 15, 2008; VOL. 14, NO. 2
Authors: 
Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH; Wayne J. Katon, MD; Ming-Yu Fan, PhD; Michael C. Schoenbaum, PhD; Elizabeth H. B. Lin, MD, MPH; Richard D. Della Penna, MD; and Diane Powers, MA
Keywords: 
cost effectiveness
evidence
IMPACT
depression