Download or read book The Managed Care Contracting Handbook written by Maria K. Todd and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care contracting is a process that frustrates even the best administrators. However, to ignore this complexity is to do so at your own expense. You don‘t necessarily need to bear the cost of overpriced legal advice, but you do need to know what questions to ask, what clauses to avoid, what contingencies to cover ... and when to ask a lawyer
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by William A. Garofalo and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's heath care marketplace is highly competitive, requiring managed care providers to contract with dozens of insurers to survive. Each of these contracts comes with their its unique terms and conditions-making the contracting process overwhelmingly complex and giving many health care executives major headaches. Written by three of the country's leading health care consultants and attorneys, Managed Care Contracting is the first book to offer executives with no legal background practical, step-by-step advice on how to create winning contracts between health care organizations, payers, and employers. In straightforward language, free of legalese and jargon, this much-needed resource demystifies managed care contracting and prescribes some critical advice for hospital and physician group practice executives. The authors present helpful guidelines for evaluating the various types of managed care contracts and explain the most significant terms and concepts executives are likely to encounter. A treasure trove of information for health care executives no matter what their experience level, Managed Care Contracting Examines how to develop a contracting strategy Reviews the fundamentals of negotiating the contract Frames the key steps in the contracting process Provides a managed care contract negotiations checklist Dissects sample hospital and physician contracts Analyzes the contract risk factors by the type of payment explores the implications of changing financial incentives Outlines the most up-to-date information in the regulatory environment Includes illustrative examples and helpful tables and chartsFor health care executives who are just beginning the complex contracting process and for the more experienced who require the most current information on the topic, Managed Care Contracting provides the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. "Managed Care Contracting is a very timely
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by Wendy Knight and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides physician executives and medical group managers with a 'next generation' reference on the managed care contracting process. This handbook will educate health care providers about managed care contracting: how the contracting process works, what a standard practice contract looks like and why certain provisions are included, what questions to ask and how to evaluate a capitation rate. Provides pertinent information from professionals in the field.
Download or read book Understanding Managed Care Contracts written by David H. Lees and published by Dental Economics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Managed Care Contracting Handbook written by Maria K. Todd and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care contracting is a process that frustrates even the best administrators. However, to ignore this complexity is to do so at your own expense. You don‘t necessarily need to bear the cost of overpriced legal advice, but you do need to know what questions to ask, what clauses to avoid, what contingencies to cover ... and when to ask a lawyer
Download or read book Improving the Medicare Market written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicare beneficiaries are rapidly moving into managed care, as attempts to restrain the growth of this costly entitlement program progress. However, advocates for patients question whether the necessary information and structures are in place to enable Medicare consumers to select wisely among private-sector managed care options. Improving the Medicare Market examines how to give Medicare beneficiaries the same choice of health plan options enjoyed in the private sectorâ€"yet protect them as consumers and patients. This book recommends approaches to ensuring accountability and informed purchasing for Medicare beneficiaries in an environment of broader choice and managed careâ€"how the government should evaluate and approve plans, what role the traditional Medicare program should play, how to help to elderly understand their options, and many other practical matters. The committee discusses the information requirements of Medicare beneficiaries and explores in detail how best to respond to their special needs. And it examines the procedures that should be developed to provide the necessary protections for the elderly in a managed care system.
Download or read book Negotiating Managed Care Contracts written by Medical Management Institute and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting Handbook written by Cynthia F. Reaves and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Top Managed Care Contracting Clauses written by Peter Robert Fisk and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a provider, your survival hinges on your ability to maximize reimbursements from managed care contracts and control access to agreed-upon discounts. But money lost at the time of service or through the collection process is often determined well before the patient ever comes through the door. In many cases, that money was lost back when the contract was negotiated. Top Managed Care Contracting Clauses: A Toolkit for Providers contains practical strategies and tools for any organization facing the prospect of negotiating a new managed care contract.
Download or read book A Guide for Providers of Mental Health and Addictive Disorder Services in Managed Care Contracting written by Jacqueline C. Leifer and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managed Care Answer Book written by Sheryl Tatar Dacso and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an indispensable reference for all professionals involved in the design, implementation, financing, or operation of a managed care program, written in the classic answer book format. You'll find extensive sections providing basic understanding of managed care, cost containment strategies, and advice on organization and implementation of programs. The topic is covered from the ground up, with crucial questions and authoritative, up-to-date answers on every facet of managed care, including such valuable features as: Contract negotiation strategies and dispute resolution techniques Maximizing utilazation review and outcomes assessment Techniques for managed care implementation and administration Plus payer and provider contracting; advice on legal and regulatory considerations; important issues covered from both purchaser's and provider's perspectives; and discussion on information technology and telemedicine.
Download or read book Managed Care Contracts Manual written by Robert W. McAdams and published by Aspen Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In easy-to-understand language, learn about the fundamentals of contracting. The pros and cons of different types of managed care structures -- HMOs, IPAs, PPOs, MSOs, and others; how they operate and the legal issues pertinent to each; contract considerations, potential liabilities, negotiation tips and strategies, direct contracting, risk sharing, qualitybased agreements, antitrust, and more.
Download or read book Managing Managed Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-04-21 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. Managing Managed Care offers an urgently needed assessment of managed care for behavioral health and a framework for purchasing, delivering, and ensuring the quality of behavioral health care. It presents the first objective analysis of the powerful multimillion-dollar accreditation industry and the key accrediting organizations. Managing Managed Care draws evidence-based conclusions about the effectiveness of behavioral health treatments and makes recommendations that address consumer protections, quality improvements, structure and financing, roles of public and private participants, inclusion of special populations, and ethical issues. The volume discusses trends in managed behavioral health care, highlighting the emerging role of the purchaser. The committee explores problems of overlap and fragmentation in the delivery of behavioral health care and discusses the issue of access, a special concern when private systems are restricted and public systems overburdened. Highly applicable to the larger health care system, this volume will be of particular interest to all stakeholders in behavioral healthâ€"federal and state policymakers, public and private purchasers, health care providers and administrators, consumers and consumer advocates, accrediting organizations, and health services researchers.
Download or read book Managed Care written by Wendy Knight and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works, the title says it all! This introduction to managed care is a must have for managed care professionals new to the industry, health care professionals who traditionally have had limited exposure to managed care, and professionals in other industries eager to capitalize on the business opportunities generated by managed care. It also serves as a textbook or supplemental reading for health-related courses in public health, medical, nursing, allied health, business, and public policy schools and programs. This book provides the reader with the basic structures, concepts, and practices of managed care in a concise, easy-to-read format. Winner of the 1998 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Managed Care category.
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by Reed Tinsley and published by American Medical Association Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides thorough guidance on how to successfully negotiate both discounted fee-for-service and capitated managed care contracts and offers strategies designed to improve managed care contracting relationships.
Download or read book Transitioning to Alternative Payment Models written by Doral Jacobsen and published by Medical Group Management Association/Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's goal is to offer medical practice leadership teams practical guidance on navigating the shift from volume-based to value-based managed care contractual relationships. Medical practices - both independent and affiliated - that understand how their organization can and should position themselves for the future will have a significant advantage over the competition. Honestly identifying where you are and defining where you want to be begins with developing a clear understanding of national and local market dynamics, identifying potential arrangements within your local market and applying those factors to your organization's goals. This exercise can ultimately inform your value proposition, which becomes the cornerstone of your managed care contracting strategy. The book will cover in detail the most common alternative payment models and what your practice should do to prepare for this transition. Models detailed include: Pay for performance Bundled payments Shared savings Capitation
Download or read book Contract Issues and Quality Standards for Managed Care written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
