This paper synthesizes results from peer-reviewed literature published from 1997 to mid-
2001, on various dimensions of health maintenance organization (HMO) plan performance …

This article addresses the impact of financial incentives on physician behavior, focusing on
quality of care. Changing market conditions, evolving social forces, and continuing …

In health care settings, individuals from different disciplines come together to care for
patients. Although these groups of health care personnel are generally called teams, they …

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of patient satisfaction
with type of practitioner attending visits in the primary care practice of a managed care …

The performance of medical groups is receiving increased attention. Relatively little
conceptual or empirical work exists that examines the various dimensions of medical group …

Objective. To estimate the savings in labor costs per primary care visit that might be realized
from increased use of physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in the …

PURPOSE Despite growing calls for team-based care, the current staff composition of
primary care practices is unknown. We describe staffing patterns for primary care practices …

Background: Multidisciplinary teams may hold promise for improving primary care quality.
This study examined the influence of multidisciplinary teams on patients' assessments of …

Objective. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of managed care with
hospital vertical integration strategies, as well as to observe the relationships of different …

Objective. To test the hypothesis that a greater commitment to strategic adaptation, as
exhibited by more extensive implementation of a subacute/rehabilitation care strategy in …