The effect of HMO competition on gatekeeping, usual source of care, evaluations of physician thoroughness

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 618-627

  Sommers, Andrew R ^a   Wholey, Douglas R ^b  

^a Agcy for Healthcare Res/Qlty   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141990684     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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