Healthcare Management : Managed Care Organisations and Instruments

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