Physician's Managed Care Report 1999 Index
Physician's Managed Care Report 1999 Index
Accreditation
AMA, NCQA standardize credentialing, OCT:156
AMAP program expands, SEP:142
JCAHO network surveys, AUG:118
NCQA standards for PPOs, OCT:155
Preparing for the JCAHO, AUG:123
Standardizing performance measures, JUN:94
Capitation
Building in incentives, JAN:5
'California blend' uses both FFS and capitation methods, DEC: 183
Choosing software, JUN:87
Choosing your partners, AUG:119
Cost-saving strategies, MAY:71
DCG model, FEB:24
DCG time line: FEB:25
Ethics committees, AUG:120
Glossary of Terms: JAN:insert
HCFA'S DCGs, FEB:23
IPAs defect from pure capitation for primary care, DEC:184
Market capitation plans, SEP:137
Medicare changes, APR:55
Pharmacy capitation, JUL:103
Pharmacy cost groups, OCT:151
Pharmacy price caps, JUN:90
Physician reaction, OCT:153
Percent-of-premium, JAN: 7
PPO contracts, MAR:40
Quantifying cost savings, MAY:72
Rationale for DCGs, FEB:25
Risk adjustment system, JUL:104
Technology systems, JUN:88
Tracking financial trends, MAR:39
Varied categories, JAN:9
Computer technology
Choosing capitation software, JUN:87
Information in treatment room, DEC:182
Patients keep computerized records, OCT:157
Continuing education
Clinical improvement project, APR:63
Graduate programs for doctors, MAY:70
How on-line courses work, AUG:126
Managed Care College, APR:62
On-line CME courses, AUG:125
Options for graduate study, MAY:75
Physician MBA programs, MAY:69
Sources for CME courses, AUG:125
Contracting
Choosing HMO partners, AUG:119
Long-term implications, JUN:82
OIG compliance proposals, AUG:122
Questions to consider, JUN:83
Think before you sign, JUN:81
Cost-saving strategies
Measuring success, MAY:72
Specialized discharge management, MAY:71
Disease management
Analyzing the benefits, NOV:163
Assessment, education, NOV:164
CHF program, NOV:164
Improving your bottom line, NOV:161
Drop-in Group Medical Appointments (DIGMAs)
Eliminating backlogs, NOV:165
How they work, NOV:171
Setting up a DIGMA, NOV:172
Tweaking the model, NOV: 166
Efficiency measures
Benefits of case managers, APR:61
Care improvement project, APR:64
Case management assessment, APR:60
Case management incentives, APR:59
Group medical appointments, NOV:165
Physician assistants, AUG:113
Starting a group appointment model, NOV:166
Reducing hospitalization days, MAR:45
Tracking length of stay, MAR:44
Using flowcharts, JUL:109
Government investigations
Coalition to restore gainsharing, OCT:159
Durable goods warning, MAR:38
OIG forbids gainsharing, SEP:129
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Background information, DEC181
Cost-saving possibilities, DEC:180
List of resources, DEC:182
Security issues, DEC:178
Steps for preparing, DEC:177
HMO negotiations
Doctors admit to exaggerating conditions, NOV:173
HMO drops downcoding, JAN:13
Web site controversy, MAY:77
Internet
On-line CME courses, AUG:125
Patient records on-line, OCT:157
Patients go on-line, AUG:127
Tracking CHF patients, JUN:91
Managed Care Organizations
Aetna physician relations unit, NOV:175
Alabama regulations FEB:20
California HMOs sued, OCT:149
IPA failures, OCT:150
MedPartners reimburses MDs, NOV:174
New product lines, FEB:21
Pru-Aetna merger, FEB: 17
Surviving mergers, FEB: 19
Universal credentialing, NOV:173
Managed care trends
Capitation epidemic, NOV:167
Capitation rivals fee-for-service, SEP:135
Capitation on the increase, JUL:105
HMO enrollment grows, FEB:31
Larger practices predicted, AUG:116
New physicians avoid heavy MCO markets, MAR:48
Physicians key to plan success, MAY:78
Provider pressures, FEB:22
Reader predictions, JAN:15
Marketing
Advertising campaigns, JUL:107
Developing a campaign, JUL:108
Medicare
Capitation payment changes, APR:55
HCFA posts MCO ratings on Internet, MAR:43
HCFA warns HMOs, NOV:169
Lawsuit on fee schedule, NOV:170
Legislation on risk plans, JAN:14
Medicare+Choice pressures, APR:57
Plans reducing Medicare+ Choice, SEP:137
Reform in the works, SEP:138
Senior care coordinators, MAY:68
Miscellaneous
Little savings for drive-through deliveries, MAY:76
Study disputes drug abuse treatment costs, JUN:95
Study shows benefit of follow-up calls, DEC:188
Outcomes management
Improving infant mortality, JUL:110
Tracking referrals, JAN:11
Patient satisfaction
Better scheduling, SEP:133
Indicator for success, JUL:97
Improving communication, JUL:100
Key issues, JUL:107
Methods to try, JUL:102
Waiting time, JUL:100
What to ask, JUL:101
Using data, JUL:99
Physician assistants
Partners with MDs, AUG:113
Profession expands, AUG:115
Reimbursement issues, AUG:115
Physician organizations
AMA's employed physician organization, OCT:158
Houston insurance firm, FEB:28
High-tech approach, FEB:30
History of Houston firm, FEB:29
Setting up a network, SEP:132
Specialist network, SEP:131
Practice management
OB/GYN offers expertise to others, JAN:4
Practice management companies
California IPA failures, OCT:150
Evaluating the offers, JAN:3
PPMCs less alluring, JAN:1
Professional organizations
Groups oppose hospitalists, JUN:94
Reimbursement
Avoiding denials, MAY:67
Billing audits, MAR:46
Cash reserve for Y2K, APR:53
Checking MCO payments, MAR:41
Handling claims denials, MAY:65
Reasons for denials, MAY:66
Scheduling
Analyzing CPT codes, SEP:139
Causes for backlogs, SEP:134
Easing backlogs, SEP:139
Improving satisfaction, SEP:133
Keeping patients informed, SEP:141
Patient flow analysis, SEP:141
Simplifying scheduling, SEP:140
Staffing
Capacity analysis, MAR:36
Choosing a case manager, APR:62
Communication helps efficiency, JUL:108
Cross-training, JUN:92
How to cross-train, JUN:93
Physician assistants, AUG:113
Reimbursement for PAs, AUG:115
Staff satisfaction, JUL:101
Technology
Automated practice, JUN:84
Saving time, money, JUN:85
Y2K
Compliance checks, APR:51
Contingency plans, APR:52
Effect on practices, MAR:33
Equipment checklist, APR:50
Financial planning, APR:53
Handling glitches, OCT:148
How to check, MAR:34
Last-minute steps, OCT:146
Planning ahead, APR:49
Practice check list, OCT:147
Resources, MAR:35
Software suit settled, MAR:35
Sources for help, APR:54
Speed up claims processing, OCT:145
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