Managed care organization characteristics and outpatient specialty care use among children with chronic illness

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1547-1554

  Shenkman, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Tian, Lili ^a   Nackashi, John ^a   Schatz, Desmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Institute for Child Health Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic conditions; Managed care; Pediatric specialty care use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY CARE; CAPITATION FEE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POVERTY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 27744481475     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1496     Document Type: Article

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