The effects of capitation payment on the organizational structure of medical group practices

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-16

  Kralewski, John E ^a   Wingert, Terence D ^a   Knutson, David J ^b   Johnson, Christopher E ^a   Veazie, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitation payment; Medical group practice organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CAPITATION FEE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INCOME; MEDICAL STAFF; MINNESOTA; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029655267     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199601000-00002     Document Type: Article

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