Market watch: Convergence and dissonance: Evolution in private-sector approaches to disease management and care coordination

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1683-1691

  Mays, Glen P ^a,b   Au, Melanie ^c   Claxton, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SHARING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849063128     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.6.1683     Document Type: Article

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