title: Medicare wants more encounter data.
abstract: Two years ago, the federal government began requiring managed health plans to submit encounter data for their Medicare members. This data requirement has been expanded for 1998. Encounter data are intended to replace the claims-based information that Medicare loses when beneficiaries switch from fee-for-service providers to managed care plans. Encounter data are needed for a variety of purposes.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States