The Impact of Physician Economic Incentives on Admission Rates of Patients with Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions:  An Analysis Comparing Two Managed Care Structures and Indemnity Insurance

Gordon W. Josephson, MD;Anita Karcz, MD, MBA;

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January 1, 1997

The American Journal of Managed Care

January 1997

Volume3

Issue 1

The Impact of Physician Economic Incentives on Admission Rates of Patients with Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions: An Analysis Comparing Two Managed Care Structures and Indemnity Insurance

Author(s):

Gordon W. Josephson, MD,Anita Karcz, MD, MBA

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Correspondence regarding, "The Psychopharmacology of Depression in the Managed Care Setting"

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A Cost-Effective Approach to the Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

An Innovative Approach to Reducing Medical Care Utilization and Expenditures

The Relationship and Tensions Between Vertical Integrated Delivery Systems and Horizontal Specialty Networks

Managed Care Organizations Should Not Disclose Their Physicians' Financial Incentives

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Theoretical Framework for Implementing a Managed Care Curriculum for Continuing Medical Education -- Part I

Application of the Problem-Based Learning Model for Continuing Professional Education: A Continuing Medical Education Program on Managed Care Issues -- Part II

Bridging the Gap Between Managed Care and Academic Medicine: An Innovative Fellowship

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