| Autore |
Mattke Soeren
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Santa Monica, California : , : Rand Corporation, , 2014
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (92 p.)
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| Disciplina |
362.1097301
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| Collana |
Research Report
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| Soggetto topico |
Health planning - United States
Employer-sponsored health insurance
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| ISBN |
0-8330-8607-3
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background: The Role of Employers Under the National Quality Strategy; 1.2 Purpose of the Report; 2. Technical Approach; 2.1 Development of Conceptual Framework; 2.2 Environmental Scan; 2.3 Expert Panel Meeting; 2.4 Interviews with Employers and Business Coalition Representatives; 3. Conceptual Framework; 3.1 Understanding the Anatomy of a Health Plan; 3.2 Defining Care Processes for Measurement Purposes; 3.3 Defining Outcomes for Measurement Purposes
3.4 Measuring Quality of Health Care4. Provider-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 4.1 Network Management; 4.2 Payment Arrangements; 5. Member-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 5.1 Customer Service; 5.2 Cost-Sharing Provisions; 5.3 Care Management; Products and Services for Chronic Condition Management; Products and Services for Curative Care; Products and Services for Health Promotion; 5.4 Evaluation of Member-Facing Characteristics of Health Plans; 6. Process Measures; 6.1 Safe Practices; Definition; State of Measurement Science
6.2 Adherence to Evidence-Based Care GuidelinesDefinition; State of Measurement Science; 6.3 Overuse of Medical Services; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 6.4 Evaluation of Current State of Process Quality Measurement; 7. Outcomes Measures; 7.1 Medical Outcomes; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.2 Patient-Centeredness; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.3 Efficiency; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.4 Evaluation of Current State of Outcomes Measurement; 8. State of Practice in Employer Decisionmaking About Health Plans; 8.1 Information Sources
Decision ToolsEmployer Coalitions; Benefits Consultants; Evaluation of Tools and Resources to Support Employer Decisionmaking; 8.2 Decision Criteria for Health Plan Selection; Cost Is the Primary Driver; Employers Aim to Ensure Network Adequacy; General Reputation of Plans Influences Purchasing Decisions; Quality of a Health Plan Is Rarely Factored Explicitly into Decisions; Quality-Enhancing Products and Services Are Considered Low Priority; 9. Conclusions; 9.1 Current State of Measurement Science; 9.2 Current State of Employer Decision Tools Regarding Quality of Care
9.3 Current State of Employer Decision Process for Quality of Care9.4 Implications for Research Agenda; Appendix A: Description of Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Description of Search Strategies and Tools; Appendix C: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; Appendix D: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; References
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220146703321 |
Info
Final report : evaluation of tools and metrics to support employer selection of health plans / / Soeren Mattke, Kristin R. Van Busum, Grant Martsolf ; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
