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The Performance of Health Maintenance Organizations: An Analytic Review
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The Performance of Health Maintenance Organizations: An Analytic Review

Fredric D. Wolinsky
Milbank Memorial Fund quarterly. Health and society, Vol.58(4), pp.537-587
10/01/1980
DOI: 10.2307/3349806
PMID: 7001268

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Abstract

An analytic review of the literature on HMO performance reveals common limitations that make available evidence inconclusive, at best. Most studies have been more descriptive than analytic; others are characterized by serious deficiencies in methodology. Although several observations about the effects of HMOs appear frequently, the causes are not known. Four hypotheses concerning performance are advanced for further exploration.
Deferred expenses Group medical practices Health care costs Health care delivery Health maintenance organizations Hospital utilization rate Hospitalization Medicaid Patient care Physicians

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