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Type of paper: Essay
Subject area: Health and Medicine
Academic level: College
Style: APA
Size: 44.0 kB
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1798 words/7 pages
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Author: Amber Terrell
Date submitted: 2008-11-21 19:55:25
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Topic : Workings of managed care
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write a 2 page essay discussing the workings of managed care , and its
history as well as future trends . Topics to discuss :
1 . what is managed care ?
2 . How and when did managed care begin ?
3 . How will consumer-driven health care impact healthcare delivery ?
Required readings :
Managed Care Glossary
HYPERLINK "http /thci .org /other_resources /glossarymc .html managedcare "
http /thci .org /other_resources /glossarymc .html managedcare
Consumer-Driven Health Care : Just a Tweak or a Revolution ? - .doc
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The Changing Approach to Managed Care : HYPERLINK "http /www .rwjf .org /files /publications /books /2001 /chapter_04 .html "
http /www .rwjf .org /files /publications /books /2001 /chapter_04 .html
Managed care (Health Maintenance Organizations or `HMO ) is a
comprehensive treatment package in which both the delivery of the
healthcare services is integrated along with the costs of providing the
services . Most of the services provided under managed care are
cost-effective in nature . This healthcare service seems to be very
popular in the US , as more than 60 of the population have availed
managed care packages . The company that provides managed care arranges
a more comprehensive and coordinated healthcare organization that would
be providing all-round medical care to the patient in one roof (Kyomen ,
H . H , 2005 . Cost-effective options are provided to the patients .
Unnecessary expenditures , diagnostic interventions and duplication of
tests or treatment procedures are prevented . Emphasis is given on
providing preventive care , and inpatient or hospitalization for short
durations , according to the requirements . Managed care is ideal for
elders because several medical facilities such as preventive
consultation , hospitalization , general care , mental healthcare and drugs
are combined at an acceptable cost (Sauber , R . S , 1997 . Managed care
is also suitable for providing of mental healthcare as the services are
high quality and an interface with general healthcare is provided .
Physicians and specialists who are competent are employed to serve the
patients in the managed care organization . The physician may transfer
patient work to other healthcare professionals who have received
training to do so . Research has shown that elder patients and other
populations who required medical care benefited a lot from the managed
care approach (both economically and from the healthcare services being
offered . Healthcare was considered more predictable and unexpected
costs reduced substantially . Options or packages that are more suitable
for one 's healthcare needs can be selected .
In managed care , as the healthcare professionals take up a lot of
responsibilities in providing the services , the quality of services
provided are very high . The decisions taken in managed care is also
evidence-based .
In the US , several alternative healthcare approaches adopted as early
as the 19th century , has risen in the development of the managed care
approach . Some of the main objectives of these alternative approaches
were to meet the healthcare needs of certain groups (such as workers and
their families ) and rural populations . The patient paid a certain
amount of fees to the physician , who in turn would provide certain
services in accordance with the terms and...

 

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