Information needs in a changing health care system: Capitation and the need for a population-oriented view

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Braun, Peter ^a,b   Caper, Philip ^a  

^a Codman Research Group Inc ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitation; Disease management; Health care costs; Health maintenance organization; Health status; Management information system; Medical informatics; Physician practice patterns; Provider sponsored organization; Risk assessment; Risk contracting

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032994154     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199907000-00003     Document Type: Review

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