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care needed to be managed
The portion of the monthly capitation payment to physicians withheld by the managed care plan until the end of the year or other time period to create an incentive for efficient care.
The five payment types under managed care contracts are: 1. Discounted Fee-For-Service 2. Per Diem 3. Per Case 4. Percentage of premiums 5. Capitated arrangements
Robert Royce has written: 'Managed care' -- subject(s): Health care reform, Managed Care Programs, Managed care plans (Medical care)
Colodia Owens has written: 'Managed Care Organizations' -- subject(s): Managed Care Programs, Managed care plans (Medical care)
forerunner of today's managed care plans?
Since the Portable Health Care Act (Obama-care), Managed Care is replacing Private Insurance. However, people still resent managed care programs.
Norman Winegar has written: 'The clinician's guide to managed mental health care' -- subject(s): Managed mental health care 'Guidebook to managed care and practice management terminology' -- subject(s): Managed care plans (Medical care), Terminology
Timely Filing Limits for Managed Care
Charles G. Benda has written: 'Managed Care Law' 'Managed care and the law' -- subject(s): Medical personnel, Risk management, Managed care plans (Medical care), Malpractice, Tort liability of managed care plans, Law and legislation, Health facilities
The purpose for managed care plans is to reduce the cost of health care services by stimulating competition and streamlining administration.
The managed care era began in the late 1980s in response to skyrocketing health care costs, which stemmed from a number of sources.