Langbeschreibung
This textbook on Healthcare Management provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the organisational forms and management instruments implemented in managed care.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Basic Ideas of Managed Care.- Definitions and Concepts.- Main Characteristics of the American Healthcare System.- Theoretical Concepts for the Assessment of Managed Care.- Part II: Managed Care Organisations and Products.- Preliminary Remarks.- Insurance-Based Managed Care Organisations and Products.- Provider-Based Managed Care Organisations and Products.- Institutions in the Managed Care Environment.- Conclusion.- Part III: Managed Care Instruments.- Contract Design.- Compensation Systems.- Quality Management.- Cost Management.- Evaluation Procedure.- Part IV: Evaluation of Managed Care.- Preliminary Remarks.- Cost Effects of Managed Care.- Quality Effects of Managed Care.- Access Effects of Managed Care.- Acceptance of Managed Care.- Conclusion.- Index.