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
You are now viewing 1 - 10 of 46 results
Sort results by:
Strengthening the Patient-Provider Relationship in a Changing Health Care Environment
August 1, 2004 | Program Result
With the transition to managed care in the mid-1990s, new methods of delivering and financing health care posed challenges to the relationship between patients and their health care providers.
Full Disclosure: HMO's Financial Incentives Don't Reduce Patient Trust
August 16, 2004 | Program Result
Wake Forest University School of Medicine developed three survey instruments to measure patient trust in their physicians and subsequently used these instruments to examine how that trust changes after HMOs disclose the financial incentives they offer physicians.
Study Says Redesign of Patient-Provider Relationship Needed for Improved Primary Care
August 16, 2004 | Program Result
The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine studied innovations in primary care that have the potential to reshape primary care delivery and the physician-patient relationship.
Is There a Specialist in the House? Most People Don't Ask the Question
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
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.
Most HMOs Use Drug Formularies to Influence Prescribing Behavior of Docs
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1998, People-to-People Health Foundation, Millwood, Va., examined the management tools and strategies that managed care organizations use to influence technologies used by primary care physicians — including how to prescribe drugs and make referrals to specialists.
How Country Doctors Deal with a Changing World
January 1, 1999 | Program Result
The People-to-People Health Foundation conducted a national survey of rural physicians in 1993 and 1994 to examine their practice style and supply in medically underserved areas.
Physician Compensation Method Does Not Affect Patient Treatment
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
Starting in February 1995, investigators at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, conducted the Physician Compensation Research Project.
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.
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.