Author : Patrice L. Spath
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 9781556482502
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (825 download)
Book Synopsis Provider Report Cards by : Patrice L. Spath
Download or read book Provider Report Cards written by Patrice L. Spath and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report cards are the result of market pressure for greater accountability in managed care. The intent behind them is to help consumers make wiser purchasing decisions. Report card initiatives originated with health plans, but it is fast becoming apparent that consumers believe quality measurement should extend to health providers--hospitals, home care agencies, long term care facilities, and doctors. This book prepares providers to meet the challenges of public-oriented report cards. Readers will learn what the public wants to know about the quality of their providers, how to display performance data in a manner that can be easily understood by the public, techniques for improving dissemination of performance information, strategies for minimizing product liability concerns, and methods for gathering performance data in various provider sites.