health maintenance organization
Impact of a Health Maintenance Organization Hospitalist System in Academic Pediatrics
... staff-model health mainte- nance organization (SMHMO) in October 1996 pro- vided us with an opportunity to determine the impact of hospitalists on the efficiency and quality of care in an academic pediatric ...
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Effects on Breastfeeding of Changes in Maternity Length-of-Stay Policy in a Large Health Maintenance Organization
... large health maintenance organization in eastern ...new health maintenance organiza- tion protocol of 1 postpartum overnight hospitalization followed by a nurse home visit for normal ...
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Frequency of Neonatal Bilirubin Testing and Hyperbilirubinemia in a Large Health Maintenance Organization
... mature health maintenance ...care organization. If a more diverse group of health care systems had been studied, the interhospital vari- ability we observed might have been even ...
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The Cost of Medical Care for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis in a Health Maintenance Organization
... group-model health maintenance organization that provides care to ; ...continuous health plan membership via commercial insurance during ...by health plan ...
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The high cost of celiac disease in an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization
... Methods: This retrospective case control study covered the period 2003 – 2006 and was conducted in a large Israeli Health Maintenance Organization insuring over two million members. Our cohort ...
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Prevalence of Excess Lead Absorption and Associated Risk Factors in Children Enrolled in a Midwestern Health Maintenance Organization
... For children living in housing built before 1950, positive correlations were found between elevated blood lead levels and peeling paint (P < .01) or remodeling (P < .0001).. Conclu[r] ...
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Perceptions of medical research and teaching among members of an health maintenance organization
... A majority of respondents were uncomfortable if the student and clinician left the room to discuss their case, but were comfortable if the case was discussed in front of them. Older members, male members, and those who ...
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Safety of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines: A Two-Phased Study of Computerized Health Maintenance Organization Databases
... ABSTRACT. Objective. To assess the possible toxicity of thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs) among infants. Methods. A 2-phased retrospective cohort study was conducted using computerized health ...
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Health Maintenance Organization-Federally Qualified Health Center (HMO-FQHC) Collaboration to Provide After-Hours Pediatric Primary Care: A Feasibility Study
... Children’s Health Plan partnered with a highly regarded FQHC in its network, to pilot the after-hours pediatric care strategy in an area served by 60 other primary care providers ...mental health services, ...
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Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Letters, Automated Telephone Messages, or Both for Underimmunized Children in a Health Maintenance Organization
... in health plan enrollment between 20 and 24 months of ...the health plan, these 67 patients were excluded be- cause their follow-up data may have been incom- ...
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Reactions of Pediatricians to a New Centers for Disease Control Recommendation for Universal Immunization of Infants With Hepatitis B Vaccine
... ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; CDC, Centers for Disease Control; AAP, American Acad- emy of Pediatrics; HMO, health maintenance organization; OR, odds ratio; CI, con[r] ...
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Asthma Guideline Use by Pediatricians in Private Practices and Asthma Morbidity
... Twenty-seven private practices located in the greater Hartford, Connecticut, region and enrolled in 1 of 2 independent practice associations with reportedly high ( ⬎ 25%) penetration by a partner MCO (ConnectiCare) were ...
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Perinatal Regionalization Versus Hospital Competition: The Hartford Example
... NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; UNI- CORN, University of Connecticut Regional Network Perinatal Program; HMO, health maintenance organization.. The regionalization of perinatal servi[r] ...
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Financing Pediatric Education in Community Settings
... Costs and benefits of medical student training to a health maintenance organization. Vanek E, Smith J, Moore P, Palmer R, Fisher J, Lindley B[r] ...
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Association of Lower Continuity of Care With Greater Risk of Emergency Department Use and Hospitalization in Children
... study had 2 principal limitations. First, the sample size was too small to evaluate rare outcomes such as hospitalizations. Second, the unusual features of a teaching clinic hampered that study’s generalizabil- ity to ...
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Impact of Eligibility Criteria on Phototherapy Program Size and Cost
... As a case study of how health maintenance organizations reduce costs, the study shows that although the health maintenance organization an- ticipated costs savings due to substituting ou[r] ...
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Primary Care of Previously Institutionalized Retarded Children
... In mid-1977 the Chesapeake Health Plan (CHP), a health maintenance organization (HMO) located on the grounds of Baltimore City Hospitals, was approached by the advisory board of a soon-t[r] ...
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Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Reduces Health Care Utilization
... Clalit Health Care Services (CHS), a health maintenance organization in the south- ern region of ...of health care utilization were analyzed 1 year before and 1 year after ...
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Policy entrepreneurship and policy networks in healthcare systems – the case of Israel’s pediatric dentistry reform
... Based on the information and provocative arguments presented in these publications [38, 39], in 2008 three civic organizations submitted two petitions to the High Court of Justice (HCJ) regarding dental health ...
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Hospitals As a Learning Organization Model In Health Services
... Intellectual information level of organizations is directly affecting the market value of the organizations. In this process managing information, in other words developing information which has a potential to create ...
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