{"title":"Laptops and health care: going mobile.","authors":"C Peterson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Unlabelled: </strong>Kaiser Permanente's Northwest Region is using laptop computers for patient charting in its home care unit.</p><p><strong>The results: </strong>improved quality and continuity of care, greater productivity, and reduced costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"11-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HMO strategies for improving childhood immunization rates.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Last fall, Group Health Association of America (GHAA) surveyed plans that are participating in the Childhood Immunization Program (see p. 29). The 121 HMOs that responded reported on a variety of immunization interventions. The survey is not representative of all HMOs because of the size of the response rate. Nevertheless, the survey provides an interesting snapshot of the immunization tactics that these HMOs are employing.</p>","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"73-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rx and MD: cooperating for quality.","authors":"R Bruzek","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The University of Minnesota and a group of health plans are studying the clinical benefits of coordinated pharmaceutical care--demonstrating the value of doctor-pharmacist teamwork in improving outcomes for patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"61-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What members want.","authors":"M A Sachs, G T Pickens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One large multi-market study recently confirmed that people are more satisfied in HMOs than they are in other types of health plans--and the results have nothing to do with health status. Here's a look at what drives HMO member satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"21-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning to drive on the information highway.","authors":"D J McKenzie","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"17-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To carve out or not to carve out. Why HMOs need specialized partners for behavioral health care.","authors":"A J Shusterman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"51-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Going to press with the HMO story.","authors":"D Wise","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"56-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A track record. When it comes to assuring quality and protecting consumers, HMOs have an established track record.","authors":"G Carneal","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"36-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political action: beginning at the roots.","authors":"J Firshein","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With a new round of health reform initiatives brewing in Congress and the states, the HMO community is making a priority of grassroots action. The message: HMOs are health reform that works--and a choice we need to keep.</p>","PeriodicalId":79960,"journal":{"name":"HMO","volume":"36 2","pages":"44-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21024170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}