... are higher in fee-for-service practice, and this habit of doing more imaging may be spreading into managed care."
The study did not address the appropriateness of imaging and whether the increase ...
... in risk-adjusted rates of death or stroke between the plans," said Dr. Halm.
In addition, managed-care patients were less likely to have their procedure performed by a high-volume surgeon or ...
... condition, management of SCD requires more frequent and more substantial use of medical resources, but managed care organizations and pediatricians do not receive compensation rates reflective of the ...
... Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The research, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, found that in the first eight months of a randomized controlled trial, patients in a ...
... caregivers. The September 2009 American Journal of Managed Care will publish the results—which include significantly ... burnout is key to improving health care. "Many primary care providers work so hard ...
... preventive care, and improved collaboration among caregivers. The September 2009 American Journal of Managed Care will publish the results -which include significantly fewer emergency room visits and ...
... health economics, the health care system, managed care, managing a practice or medical record- ...
"So, a higher intensity curriculum in health care systems could hold the potential to overcome medical ...
... patients to switch medications. The study evaluated claims and eligibility files for a large nonprofit managed care organization that started introducing its three-tier formulary in 2000. The sample ...
... the bill that would reduce overpayments to Medicare managed care plans and rein in misleading marketing ... again make internal medicine and primary care the top choices of our best and brightest young ...
... percent in 2004-2005. "This decline coincided with changes in reimbursement, increases in managed care and growth in the prescription of medications," the authors write.
The number of psychiatrists ...
... 322 patients spanning the age range of 8 to 72 years at 10 sites, which included academic, community, and managed care based practices at the Atlanta Diabetes Associates, the Joslin ...
... of life."
The findings appeared in the November 2008 issue of the American Journal of Managed Care. The study was funded by the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center's Health Services and Outcomes ...
... reduce hospitalizations, emergency department use, and overall managed care costs but can improve health outcomes ... diary felt it helped them better manage their disease and gave them a sense of security ...
... seeking care. In the study, 2,997 White, Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries from across ... benefits is also lower among enrollees in Medicare managed care plans, as well as among beneficiaries ...
The managed-care company said that it would pay $350 million to settle the class-action suit over reimbursement for out-of-network claims.
