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T Bernhardt

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PubMed1998

The organizational structure of medical group practices in a managed care environment.

This article analyzes the organizational structures of 155 medical group practices providing services in the highly competitive managed care environment in the upper midwest. The structure of the group practices and the methods of physicians' payment are analyzed in terms of the proportion of revenue obtained from financial risk-sharing managed care payment systems and the length of time involved with those systems.

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PubMed1996

Data organizations and data networks in Minnesota.

The state of Minnesota offers examples of data-driven organizations as well as a statewide effort to electronically link these into an integrated network. The examples provided by Blue Cross Blue/Shield of Minnesota demonstrate an array of analytical tools to improve quality and enhance financial performance. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Minnesota uses a clinical severity measurement system to aid in the development of an inpatient hospital reimbursement methodology which enables hospitals to better manage the quality of care delivered to the patient population. They also make use of population-based utilization analysis in a collaborative environment with providers to improve quality and efficiency of care. The Minnesota Health Data Institute was created by the state legislature to support the information needs of the health care stakeholders in Minnesota. One of its first initiatives is to develop a uniform method of comparing health care plans.

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