A Comparison of Ambulatory Services for Patients with Managed Care and Fee-for-Service Insurance

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-186

  Kikano, George E ^a,b,c   Snyder, Clint W ^a   Callahan, Edward J ^d   Goodwin, Meredith A ^a   Stange, Kurt C ^a,b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL FEE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OFFICE VISITS; OHIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036480569     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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