Managed health plan effects on the specialty referral process results from the ambulatory sentinel practice network referral study

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 242-253

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a,d   Nutting, Paul ^b   Werner, James J ^c   Starfield, Barbara ^a   Von Schrader, Sarah ^a   Rohde, Charles ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitation; Coordination; Gatekeeping; Managed care; Primary care; Referral consultation

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CAPITATION FEE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037315397     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200302000-00006     Document Type: Article

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