Essentials of Managed Health Care
Essentials of Managed Health Care

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Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 715

ISBN-13: 1449604641

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Peter Kongstvedt provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of managed health care and health insurance. With a primary focus on the commercial sector, the book also addresses managed health care in Medicare, Medicaid, and military medical care. An historical overview and a discussion of taxonomy and functional differences between different forms of managed health care provide the framework for the operational aspects of the industry as well.

Health Insurance and Managed Care
Health Insurance and Managed Care

Author: Peter R. Kongstvedt

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 128415209X

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Health Insurance and Managed Care: What They Are and How They Work is a concise introduction to the workings of health insurance and managed care within the American health care system. Written in clear and accessible language, this text offers an historical overview of managed care before walking the reader through the organizational structures, concepts, and practices of the health insurance and managed care industry. The Fifth Edition is a thorough update that addresses the current status of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including political pressures that have been partially successful in implementing changes. This new edition also explores the changes in provider payment models and medical management methodologies that can affect managed care plans and health insurer.

Managed Care Pharmacy Practice
Managed Care Pharmacy Practice

Author: Navarro

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2008-12-11

Total Pages: 659

ISBN-13: 076378883X

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Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition offers information critical to the development and operation of a managed care pharmacy program. The text also covers the changes that have taken place within the delivery of pharmacy services, as well as the evolving role of pharmacists.

Managed Care Essentials
Managed Care Essentials

Author: Health Administration Press

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781567931129

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Clarifies for executives many of the aspects of the growing method of delivering health care. The topics include developing structures for effective managed care contracting, understanding the backlash against managed care, anticipating the future, monitoring access, and managing information. There is no index.

Readings in Managed Health Care
Readings in Managed Health Care

Author: Peter Reid Kongstvedt

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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This collection of readings is a companion To The Essentials of Managed Health Care, Second Edition. These articles, taken from four Aspen journals (Managed Care Quarterly, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Care Finance, and Quarterly Management in Health Care) provide indepth coverage of key issues and topics in managed care.

Managed Care
Managed Care

Author: Peter Kongstvedt

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2009-10-07

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0763759112

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The origins of managed health care -- Types of managed care organizations and integrated health care delivery systems -- Network management and reimbursement -- Management of medical utilization and quality -- Internal operations -- Medicare and Medicaid -- Regulation and accreditation in managed care.

Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System
Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System

Author: Leiyu Shi

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2018-09-07

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1284175170

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Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Designed for undergraduate and graduate students in programs across the health disciplines, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a reader-friendly, well organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. The text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together.