Improving the process through which health plans and providers exchange performance-related mammography data

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 617-637

  Fairbrother, Gerry ^a,b   Luciano, James ^b   Park, Heidi L ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Performance measurement; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MANAGED CARE; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0036945693     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.4.617     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. National Committee for Quality Assurance. HEDIS 2002, Volume 1: Narrative - What's in it and Why it Matters. Washington, DC: National Committee for Quality Assurance; 2002.
2. National Committee for Quality Assurance. HEDIS 2002, Volume 2: Technical Specifications. Washington, DC: National Committee for Quality Assurance; 2002.
3. Beaulieu ND. Quality information and consumer health plan choices. J Health Econ. 2002;21:43-63.
4. Berenson RA. Beyond competition. Health Aff. 1997;16(3):171-180.
5. Roohan PJ, Gesten F, Pasley B, Schettine AM. The quality performance matrix: New York State's model for targeting quality improvement in managed care plans. Qual Manage Health Care. 2002;10(2):39-46.
6. Beauregard TR, Winston KR. Value-based formulas for purchasing. Employers shift to quality to evaluate and manage their health plans. Managed Care Qual. 1997;5:51-56.
7. Berenson RA. Bringing collaboration into the market paradigm. Health Aff. 1998;17(6):128-137.
8. Blumenthal D. The effects of market reforms on doctors and their patients. Health Aff. 1996;15(2):170-184.
9. Fairbrother G, Friedman S, Butts GC, Cukor J, Tassi A. Problems with quality monitoring for Medicaid managed care: Perceptions of institutional and private providers in New York City. J Urban Health. 2000;77:573-591.
10. Billings J. Managed care in a managed care world. Paper presented at: United Hospital Fund Meeting on Medicaid Managed Care; July 13, 1999; New York, NY.
11. Brodsky KL, Barons RJ. A best practices strategy to improve quality in Medicaid managed care plans. J Urban Health. 2000;77:592-602.
12. The Medstat Group. Available at: www.medstat.com. Date accessed: February 28, 2002.
13. Schoenbaum SC, Coltin KL. Competition on quality in managed care. Int J Qual Health Care. 1998;10:421-426.
14. New York State Department of Health. 1998 Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements: A Report on Managed Care Performance. Albany, NY: New York State Department of Health; 2000.
15. Sorokin R. Alternative explanations for poor report card performance. Eff Clin Pract. 2000;3:25-30.
16. Scanlon DP, Rolph E, Darby C, Doty HE. Are managed care plans organizing for quality? Med Care Res Rev. 2000;57(suppl 2):9-32.
17. Robinson JC, Casalino LP. The growth of medical groups paid through capitation in California. N Engl J Med. 1995;333:1684-1687.