Chapter 1: Introduction to the value chain -- Chapter 2: Introduction to the intermediaries in the healthcare value chain -- Chapter 3: Overview of GPOs -- Chapter 4: History of GPOs (co-authored with David Cassak) -- Chapter 5: Performance of GPOs -- Chapter 6: Analysis of Specific GPO Issues...

Grundideen von Managed Care -- Grundzüge des amerikanischen Gesundheitssystems -- Neue Institutionenökonomie -- Managed-Care-Organisationen und -Produkte -- Managed-Care-Instrumente -- Evaluation von Versorgungskonzepten.

This handbook gives profound insight into the main ideas and concepts of integrated care. It offers a managed care perspective with a focus on patient orientation, efficiency, and quality by applying widely recognized management approaches to the field of health care. The handbook also provides...

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...