Determining the optimal physician mix in health maintenance organizations

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-266

  Vitiello, Jonathan R ^a   Levaiy, Reuven R ^b  

^a Deloitte and Touche   (United States)

^b Sch Bus Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecasting physician mix; Managed health care organizations; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; PHYSICIAN;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031459518     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022888705591     Document Type: Article

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