Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D.
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Managed Health Care [“MHC”]:  A Stakeholder’s Perspective

 

OVERVIEW OF MANAGED CARE
Managed Care: The Early Years (Pre-1970)

The Adolescent Years: 1970-1985
Managed Care Comes of Age: 1985 to the Present
Future Issues Facing Managed Care

 

TYPES OF MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
Types of MCOs
HMO Models

 

INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Highly Integrated Delivery Systems
Market Characteristics
Types of IDSs
IPAs
PPMCs
Consolidated Medical Groups
PHOs
MSOs
Foundations
Staff Model
Physician Ownership Model
PSOs
Virtual Integration
Global Capitation
Acquisition of Physician Practices
Legal Pitfalls for IDSs
Critical Success Factors for IDSs


 

ELEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Board of Directors
Key Management Positions
Committees
Management Control Structure
Conclusion
Study Questions

EXAMINING COMMON ASSERTIONS ABOUT MANAGED CARE
Managed Care Myths
 

PRIMARY CARE IN MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLANS
Introduction and Definitions
Recruiting
Nonphysician or Midlevel Practitioners
Types of Contracting Situations
Credentialing
The National Practitioner Data Bank
Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
Compensation
Orientation
Network Maintenance
Internet-Based Activities
Removing Physicians from the Network
 

COMPENSATION OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN MANAGED HEALTH CARE
Basic Models of Reimbursement

Capitation
Withholds and Risk/Bonus Arrangements
Capitation Pools for Referral and Institutional Services
Full Professional Risk Capitation
Reasons To Capitate
Problems with Capitation Systems
Effect of Benefits Design on Reimbursement
Fee for Service
A Special Requirement for Reimbursement When Coinsurance Is in Place
Out-of-Network Fees
Discounts, Negotiated Fee Schedules, Fee Maximums, or Fee Allowances
Relative Value Scales
Global Fees
Problems with FFS in Managed Health Care Plans
Legislation and Regulation Applicable to Physician Incentive Programs
Civil Liability in Physician Compensation Programs


 

CONTRACTING AND REIMBURSEMENT OF SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS
 How Many Specialty Care Physicians?
Primary versus Specialty Care Designation
Credentialing
Types of Reimbursement Arrangements
Organizational Models for Capitating Specialty Services
Common Problems with Specialty Capitation
Other Forms of Specialty Physician Reimbursement
Risk and Reward
 

NEGOTIATING AND CONTRACTING WITH HOSPITALS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ANCILLARY SERVICES
 Hospital Network Development

Types of Reimbursement Arrangements
Outpatient Procedures
Ancillary Services
Conclusion
Study Questions

CARE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL INTEGRATION COMPONENTS
The Context for Advanced
Defining Advanced
Integrating the Components
The Role of Physicians
Building an Advanced Care Management System: A Typical Process
Defining the Future State of Care Management
 

MANAGING BASIC MEDICAL-SURGICAL UTILIZATION
Return on Investment in Management of Medical Costs
Demand Management
Measurements of Utilization
Variations in Utilization
The Role of Electronic Commerce
Authorization or Denial of Payment for Services
Managing Utilization of Specialty Services
The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Specialty Services
Management
Single Visit Authorizations Only
Specialty Physicians As Primary Physicians
Prohibition of Secondary Referrals and Authorizations
Review of Reasons for Referral
Institutional Utilization Management
Common Methods for Managing Utilization
Alternatives to Acute Care Hospitalization
Case Management
 

CLINICAL SERVICES REQUIRING AUTHORIZATION
Definition of Services Requiring Authorization
Definition of Who Can Authorize Services
Claims Payment
Categories of Authorization
Staffing
Common Data Elements
Methods of Data Capture and Authorization Issuance
Authorization System Reports
Open Access HMOs
Specialty-Physician Based Authorization Systems
Non-Physician-Based Authorization Systems


 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND MANAGED CARE
The Case Manager's Role
Patient Profile: Not Every Case Needs a Case Manager
On-Site versus Telephone-Based Case Management
Case Managers in Managed Care
Case Management Work Format and Process
Utilization Review: Preadmission and Concurrent Review and Case Management
Preadmission and Concurrent Review Case Management Reports
Red Flags: Indicators for Case Management
Timing Case Management Intervention
Beyond the Case Management Basics
A Long-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem

 

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