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- catalog abstract ""The book covers everything from start-up troubles with the first managed care organizations to attempts at government regulation to the mergers and quality control issues facing MCOs today. It also reflects on how difficult it is for patients to shop for medical care. Up until the 1970s, patients looked to autonomous physicians for recommendations on procedures and hospitals - a process that relied more on the patient's trust of the physician than on facts, and resulted in skyrocketing medical costs. Newly emerging MCOs have tried to solve the shopping problem by tracking the performance of care providers while obtaining discounts for their clients." "Many observers accuse MCOs of caring more about cost than quality, and argue for government regulation. Dranove, however, believes that market forces can eventually achieve quality care and cost control. But first, MCOs must improve their ways of measuring provider performance, medical records must be made more complete and accessible (a task that need not compromise patient confidentiality), and patients must be willing to seek and act on information about the best care available. Dranove argues that patients can regain confidence in the medical system, and even come to trust MCOs, but they will need to rely on both their individual doctors and their own consumer awareness."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11900656.
- catalog coverage "United States".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Many observers accuse MCOs of caring more about cost than quality, and argue for government regulation. Dranove, however, believes that market forces can eventually achieve quality care and cost control. But first, MCOs must improve their ways of measuring provider performance, medical records must be made more complete and accessible (a task that need not compromise patient confidentiality), and patients must be willing to seek and act on information about the best care available. Dranove argues that patients can regain confidence in the medical system, and even come to trust MCOs, but they will need to rely on both their individual doctors and their own consumer awareness."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""The book covers everything from start-up troubles with the first managed care organizations to attempts at government regulation to the mergers and quality control issues facing MCOs today. It also reflects on how difficult it is for patients to shop for medical care. Up until the 1970s, patients looked to autonomous physicians for recommendations on procedures and hospitals - a process that relied more on the patient's trust of the physician than on facts, and resulted in skyrocketing medical costs. Newly emerging MCOs have tried to solve the shopping problem by tracking the performance of care providers while obtaining discounts for their clients."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "211 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0691066938 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "2001 A-398".
- catalog subject "338.4/73621/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Delivery of Health Care economics United States.".
- catalog subject "Delivery of Health Care economics".
- catalog subject "Delivery of Health Care trends United States.".
- catalog subject "Delivery of Health Care trends".
- catalog subject "Managed Care Programs economics United States.".
- catalog subject "Managed Care Programs economics".
- catalog subject "Managed Care Programs trends United States.".
- catalog subject "Managed Care Programs trends".
- catalog subject "Managed care plans (Medical care) Economic aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Medical economics United States.".
- catalog subject "Public health Economic aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "RA413 .D73 2000".
- catalog subject "W 130 AA1 D764e 2000".
- catalog title "The economic evolution of American health care : from Marcus Welby to managed care / David Dranove.".
- catalog type "text".