Profiling primary care physician resource use: Examining the application of case mix adjustment

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-80

  Tucker, Anthony M ^a   Weiner, Jonathan P ^a   Honigfeld, Steven ^b   Parton, Ronald A ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AETNA   (United States)

^c HealthNet   (United States)

Author keywords

Case mix adjustment; Managed care; Methodology; Profiling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029655634     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199601000-00006     Document Type: Article

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