Definition of serious and complex medical conditions / / Carole A. Chrvala and Steven Sharfstein, editors ; Committee on Serious and Complex Medical Conditions, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vi, 116 p
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetto topico: Health insurance - United States; Critically ill - Medical care - United States; Catastrophic health insurance - United States
• Altri autori: ChrvalaCarole A SharfsteinSteven S <1942-> (Steven Samuel)
• Note generali: Based on a workshop convened on June 14, 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-63).
• Nota di contenuto: Definition of Serious and Complex Medical Conditions -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CONCLUSIONS -- 1 Introduction -- CHARGE TO THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE -- SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS: ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS -- Background -- Conceptual Overview-Serious and Complex Conditions -- Potential Operational Definitions and Criteria -- Disease Code Definitions -- ICD-9 Codes Alone -- 2 Challenges in Health Care Delivery for Patients with Serious and Complex Medical Conditions -- QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE -- Patient Characteristics -- Provider Characteristics -- Patient Volume -- Health Care Delivery System -- ACCESS TO CARE -- HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT -- Medicare and Medicaid -- Utilization Review and Management -- Care Management -- Screening and Risk Assessment -- Alternative Strategies for Cost Containment -- 3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Appendix A Workshop to Define Serious or Complex Medical Conditions -- CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEFINING SERIOUS OR COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS -- Disabled Populations -- Complexities of Patients with Cancer -- Serious and Complex Chronic Illness at the End of Life -- Example of a Population-Based Screening Intervention for Care Delivery Integration -- HEALTH CARE POLICY AND INSURANCE IMPLICATIONS OF DEFINING SERIOUS OR COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS -- Managed Care and Approaches to Regulation -- Implementation Strategies for the Medicare+Choice Regulations Concerning Serious or Complex Medical Care -- Serious or Complex Medical Conditions: Insurance Issues -- Appendix B Speakers Biographies -- Appendix C Workshop Agenda -- Appendix D Workshop Participants -- Appendix E Committee Biographies.
• Altri titoli varianti: Serious and complex medical conditions
• Titolo autorizzato: Definition of serious and complex medical conditions
• ISBN: 0-309-17260-8; 1-280-18572-4; 9786610185726; 0-309-55713-5; 0-585-15552-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811402503321
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