Download or read book The Physician s Guide to Managed Care written by David B. Nash and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll find the practical guidance you need to transition smoothly int o the managed care environment. You'll learn the pros and cons of prac ticing in a managed care setting, the daily life of managed care physi cians, the role of managed care in medical education and health care r eform. Discover how to take advantage of new opportunities and avoid p itfalls, balance cost consideration with clinical decision-making, and understand the case mix systems most frequently used in managed care. Written almost entirely by physicians, The Physician's Guide to Manag ed Care is a must for any physician interested in meeting future chall enges.
Download or read book A Guide to Managed Care Medicine written by William N. Tindall and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2000 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides physicians, administrators, and other health professionals with information on managed care, from its history, forms and practices to detailed information on managed care contracting, physician compensation, monitoring, reporting, management, risk, productivity, and accountability. Annotati
Download or read book Developing a Managed Care Business Plan written by Douglas E. Hough and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Physician s Guide to Thriving in the New Managed Care Environment written by Richard V. Stenson and published by Bookpartners. This book was released on 2000 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Options for physicians working within the prepaid medicine system make sense when you understand the pros and cons, strategies, and structures analyzed in this guide to the new managed care environment. -- Evolution of the managed care movement -- Myths about organizational requirements for managed care success -- Pros and cons of solo practice versus IPA, PHO, or group practice -- Working for a hospital or HMO -- Entrepreneurial, legal, and regulatory characteristics of each model -- Best opportunities for primary care and specialist physicians -- The ideal physician organization for managed care -- Future winners and losers, quality of care, reform, and Wall Street Analyze the cost and benefits of practice and managed care proposals, because an informed choice makes good medicine work.
Download or read book Managed Care Strategies written by George B. Moseley and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to strategic training for physicians in an era of managed care. The first half of the book provides a step-by-step process to help physicians take their practices into the new world of integrated delivery systems. The second half of the book covers a variety of key topics such as credentialing, reimbursement systems, and utilization management.
Download or read book A Physicians Guide to Healthcare Management written by Daniel M. Albert and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2002-05-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book answers the growing need for concise, practical information about the business aspects of medicine. Written for medical students, residents, and physicians interested in medical management, it covers issues such as the forces shaping health care delivery, physician management skills, economic aspects of managed care, medical, scientific and legal considerations in health care delivery and business aspects of medical management. With a focus on the skills and theory behind medical management, rather than on specifics, this book is a must-have primer for medical trainees and professionals.
Download or read book Managed Care Outcomes and Quality written by Steven F. Isenberg and published by Thieme. This book was released on 1998 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first section leads us through the complicated and risky business of capitation and examines reimbursement in a managed care environment. The idiosyncrasies of managed care contracts are detailed and you will learn how to negotiate with managed care companies. There is a focus on practice profiling and the presentation of an expertise on referral guidelines. The final chapter explores the ethical issues of managed care. In section II you will find a description of outcome research and youseful information for the implementation of outcomes research in community-based office practices. The third section begins with two chapters on improving office efficiency and managing staff in a managed care environment. The next chapter leads us through the important and complicated software selection process for the individual practitioner's needs. A private practitioner offers his insight into managing a medical practice and the section completes with some helpful pointers to avoid malpractice claims. Section IV provides the physicians' response to managed care. The legal issues of mergers and networks are discussed. Several practicing physicians outline their personal experiences in the rapidly changing world of physician network development. The book's final chapter leaves us with an expertise on how physicians can take back healthcare
Download or read book Physicians and Managed Care written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managed Care Quality written by A. F. Al-Assaf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care organizations are paving the way to the future of health care delivery in the United States and countries around the world. As managed care systems evolve, a major concern is quality. Managed Care Quality: A Practical Guide is a collection of applications and experiences gathered from practicing health professionals in the field of managed care. This first "how to" guide was written to help managed care organizations meet the common objective of ensuring the best quality of services and care. Managed Care Quality: A Practical Guide presents successive steps in implementing quality in health care organizations. It introduces the methods, skills, and practices involved in quality health care programs and offers solutions to problems typically encountered in managed care.
Download or read book Negotiating and Contracting in Managed Care written by and published by Amer Medical Assn. This book was released on 1993-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Forming Physician directed Managed Care Networks written by James J. Unland and published by American Medical Association Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for physicians who are interested in exploring the formation of physician-directed managed care networks, this indispensable resource provides answers to questions about size, scope, incorporation, marketing, staffing, and more. This easy-to-read, comprehensive text includes charts, graphs, and a resource list of capital funding programs.
Download or read book A Study Guide to Essentials of Managed Health Care written by Peter Reid Kongstvedt and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physicians Guide to Managed Care written by James R. Lyle and published by Healthcare Consultants Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses various types of managed care organizations including physician organizations (PO), physician-hospital organizations (PHO), preferred provider organizations (PPO), management services organizations (MSO), and health maintenance organizations (HMO).
Download or read book Managed Care What It Is and How It Works written by Peter R. Kongstvedt and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Third Edition of Managed Health Care: What It Is and How It Works is a concise introduction to the foundations of the American managed health care system. Written in clear and accessible language, this handy guide offers an historical overview of managed care and then walks the reader through the organizational structures, concepts, and practices of the managed care industry. This thorough revision has been completely updated with all the newest data on this dynamic industry and features all new sections on: pay for performance, consumer directed health plans, new approaches to care management, as well as advances in information technology.
Download or read book Managing Managed Care in the Medical Practice written by Kay Stanley and published by American Medical Association Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of today's concepts of managed care as they relate to the business aspects of medical practice. This updated guide relates the current mechanics of managed care and illustrates their application to medical practice management. Invaluable resources such as reviews of the fundamentals and concepts, terminology and definitions, a clarification of various roles of physicians in managed care, and tools for assessing plans and reviewing contracts are included. This book will keep the reader ahead of managed care trends and ensure that the readers' practice remains fiscally solid while providing the highest quality care possible to patients.
Download or read book Physician s Managed Care Success Manual written by Scott Becker and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broad changes in the methods of paying for health care services have led to vast changes in the practice of medicine. This book provides the basic tools, including checklists, sample contracts, and key terms a physician needs to take charge of his or her future in the evolving health care system. It explains models and concepts that are available from market to market. More important, this book provides numerous tested strategies for responding to opportunities and the basic principles and means by which to judge situations and proposals. It will guide today's physicians through the managed care maze as they develop business plans and negotiate contracts. * Helps you take and maintain control over patient care by maximizing your autonomy. * Outlines differences in practice type and summarizes the pros and cons of your various options within the managed care environment. * Uses real-life examples throughout, discussing both successes and failures of other entrepreneurial physicians.
Download or read book Case Management written by Suzanne K. Powell and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2000 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Edition of this comprehensive "how to" text has been completely revised and updated. This text outlines the basics of case management and illustrates some of the pitfalls encountered in the field of case management. The book provides information on the new Case Management Standards, supplies standard definitions and guidelines of case management for the practicing case manager, and presents information on caring for clients in a wide variety of health care settings. New to this edition--chapters focusing on Quality Reviews and Risk Management with a strong emphasis on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), ethical and legal issues, and various case studies.
