Having Pharmacists Review Drug Regimens Could Save Billions 20F
Drug-related health problems cause needless suffering and waste billions of dollars. Consultant pharmacists say they can help.
Are We Unmanaging Care? 28
The intensity of gatekeeping has changed. Responding to market pressures, most plans are easing referral requirements or doing away with them altogether. Will higher costs and poorer medicine result?
An Interview With Dennis O’Leary, M.D. 35
The Joint Commission’s president says it may be just as well that managed care can’t agree on one HMO accrediting agency just yet.
Will Plans Follow New Diabetes Guidelines? 43
The American Diabetes Association has proposed stronger screening guidelines. With the disease at an all-time high, will plans go along?
HMOs’ Delicate Balancing Act: The Art of Setting Copayments 48
HMO copayment amounts aren’t just picked out of thin air. Because utilization and physician revenue are at stake, setting them is tricky.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Memo 5
News and Commentary 9
Compensation Monitor 16
Washington Initiatives 17
State Initiatives 19
Employer Update 20A
Ethics 55
Legal Forum 59
Managed Care Outlook 62
Paul Lendner ist ein praktizierender Experte im Bereich Gesundheit, Medizin und Fitness. Er schreibt bereits seit über 5 Jahren für das Managed Care Mag. Mit seinen Artikeln, die einen einzigartigen Expertenstatus nachweisen, liefert er unseren Lesern nicht nur Mehrwert, sondern auch Hilfestellung bei ihren Problemen.