HMO quality and financial performance: Is there a connection?

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-77

  Born, Patricia ^a   Geckler, Cheri ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care finance; Health care quality; Managed care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031986290     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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