Collaboration among competing managed care organizations for quality improvement : summary of a conference, November 13, 1997 / / The National Roundtable on Health Care Quality, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Molla S. Donaldson, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816117803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0-309-18435-5; 1-280-18610-0; 9786610186105; 0-309-59291-7; 0-585-08241-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (61 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DonaldsonMolla S
• Disciplina: 362.1/04258/0973
• Soggetti: Managed care plans (Medical care) - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Collaboration Among Competing Managed Care Organizations for Quality Improvement -- Copyright -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- SUMMARY -- Why Do Organizations Collaborate? -- Antitrust Issues -- Standard Setting -- Information Collection and Exchange -- Selecting High-Quality Providers -- Lobbying and Working with Government -- Conclusion -- SESSION 1: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN COLLABORATION -- INTRODUCTION TO COLLABORATION -- Potential Areas for Collaboration -- Issues for the Conference -- LEGAL ISSUES IN COLLABORATION -- Some Rudiments of Antitrust Law -- Specific Pitfalls to Be Avoided -- Group Boycotts. -- Other Naked Restraints. -- Standard Setting -- Information Collection and Exchange -- Selecting High-Quality Providers -- Lobbying and Working with Government -- Conclusion -- COLLABORATION FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AMONG MANAGED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED F ... -- Why Do Organizations Collaborate? -- Why Do Organizations Refuse to Collaborate? -- How Are These Examples Relevant to Health Care? -- ; SESSION 2: PANEL PRESENTATIONS -- LESSONS FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY -- ANTITRUST REGULATION -- THE LIMITS OF COMPETITION -- THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE -- SESSION 3: EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATION -- HEALTH CARE EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION -- THE EMPLOYERS' MANAGED HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION -- PACIFIC BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH -- THE FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES -- THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION -- Barriers to Collaboration -- BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS -- CONFERENCE AGENDA.