Assessing Roles, Responsibilities, and Activities in a Managed Care Environment. A Workbook for Local Health Officials. 195 pp., plus appendices. Helps officials examine changes in the health care marketplace and chart a course for their health departments that best meets local needs. Managed Care Research Comes of Age.
Highlights changes within managed care research and the operation of managed care organizations.
Addresses the diversity within managed care, increased interest in building bridges, shift in research focus, role of consumers and purchasers in improving quality, and future needs between managed care and researchers. Medical Use in a Managed Care Plan. The Effect of Managed Care on Quality. Acknowledges the patient's perspective in quality evaluations and the need for more research. Excess Capacity, a Commentary on Markets, Regulation, and Values.