Managing the Unmanaged
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study presents a case analysis of how three urban medical centers with differing ownership models within one metropolitan area, ration access to uncompensated care to uninsured patients.
Managed Care Organizations
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Pressure from HMOs to See More Patients Decreases Time Devoted to Teaching of Third-Year Medical School Students
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, conducted a 2000 study of junior medical students' educational activities - instructional time and types of teachers - in non-university teaching hospitals.
Is There a Specialist in the House? Most People Don't Ask the Question
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health examined the mix of services provided to consumers enrolled in alternative types of managed-care plans.
Nursing a Need to Teach Managed Care
August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
In 1999, Ellen Brzytwa, R.N., M.S.N., M.P.H., reviewed the availability and content of managed care education for nurses.
Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Health Plans Has Grown Substantially, but Opportunities Remain to Expand Efforts
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health plans have been charged with collecting data on their members' race and ethnicity to improve the quality of care and reduce disparities.
Program Offers Physicians-in-Training an Inside Glimpse of Managed Care
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care enabled medical residents at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School campuses in New Jersey to receive training in delivering health care in a managed care environment.
RWJF Grantee Fights to Free Nurses to Practice to Full Extent of Their Abilities
July 14, 2010 | Story
Edge Runner Tine Hansen-Turton, a public health advocate, has a vision for the future: affordable, accessible primary care for all—provided mainly by nurses.
Reexamining Organizational Configurations
February 1, 2004 | Journal Article
During the 1990s, the health care community developed a taxonomy to define the structures and strategies of newly emerging health care organizations. Since the 1990s, however, health care has undergone significant changes, and the differences in hea ...
Persistence of HMO Performance Measures
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
The typical two-year time lag between health plan performance measurement and the action taken based on that performance underscores the importance of understanding that performance measures are only moderately stable over time.
Primary Care Practice Organization Influences Colorectal Cancer Screening Performance
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Patients who receive care in clinics with higher levels of local practice autonomy and with greater support resources (adequately equipped exam rooms and sufficient computer access), are more likely to receive CRC screening.