The effects of medical group practice and physician payment methods on costs of care

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 591-613

  Kralewski, J E ^a   Rich, E C ^a   Feldman, R ^a   Dowd, B E ^a   Bernhardt, T ^a   Johnson, C ^a   Gold, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed health care; Medical group practices; Physician compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COST CONTROL; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUE CROSS; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 0033903005     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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