Performance measurement in workers' compensation managed care organizations

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-772

  Greenberg, E Liza ^a   Leopold, Ron ^b  

^a URAC   (United States)

^b ManagedComp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCREDITATION; FORECASTING; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33748897409     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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