Evaluation of an integrated workers' compensation/managed care pharmacy benefit program: Employee satisfaction and health outcomes

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 37-42

  Saleh, Shadi ^a   Washington, Stephanie ^b   Stapleton, David ^c   DiCiccio Miller, Yasamin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b Employee Benefits Division   (United States)

^c Center for Economic Policy Research   (United States)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; SATISFACTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; CANADA; CONSUMER; DRUG COST; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 15944416427     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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