The Regulation of Managed Care Organizations and the Doctor‐Patient Relationship

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (S2) ◽  
pp. iii-iii
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Managed Care Organizations

Physician Deselection: The Dynamics of a New Threat to the Physician-Patient Relationship

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-537
Author(s):  
Richard S. Liner
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Managed Care ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Physician Patient Relationship ◽  
Green Is ◽  
One Year ◽  
Physician Patient ◽  
Managed Care Organizations

Dr. Julia Green is a primary care physician (PCP) licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On October 1, 1994, Dr. Green signed a one-year, renewable contract with Allcare Health Plan (AHP). Pursuant to the terms of the contract, on January 1, 1995, AHP placed her on its select list of PCPs available to its 100,000 covered lives (“enrollees”). Dr. Green provided for all primary care and specialist referrals for those enrollees who chose her as their physician. AHP paid her on a fee-for-service (FFS) basis for all preapproved procedures and treatments.Dr. Green felt that this contract might decrease her autonomy slightly; however, she also felt that it would increase her patient pool significantly and lessen the burden of collecting fees directly from patients. Dr. Green knew that choosing not to sign the contract would preclude AHP enrollees from making her their PCP because AHP only covered treatment provided by its own physicians. She further feared that as enrollment in managed care organizations (MCOs) increases, and more of her colleagues sign managed care contracts, her pool of potential patients would decrease drastically.

Can Managed Care Really Improve Doctor–Patient Relationship?

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-202
Author(s):  
Paul Chan Hong Kit ◽  
Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid ◽  
Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail ◽  
Mozhdeh Mokhber
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship

The internet—A useful communication tool but no replacement for the doctor-patient relationship

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A735-A735
Author(s):  
C STREETS ◽  
J PETERS ◽  
D BRUCE ◽  
P TSAI ◽  
N BALAJI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship
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