Organizational capacity to eliminate outcome disparities in addiction health services
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Findings Acceptance of Medi-Cal was associated with shorter wait times, whereas organizational readiness for change was positively related to treatment duration. Staff attributes were negatively related to treatment duration. Finally, compared to low program capacity, high program capacity was negatively associated with wait time and positively related to treatment duration. Conclusions Program capacity, an organizational indicator of performance, plays a significant role in access to and duration of treatment. Implications for reducing disparities under the current health-care reform context are discussed.
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