Effects of managed care on the laboratory. The Rochester, New York experience.
This analysis was performed in an attempt to understand how managed care affects laboratory utilization and costs, specifically on a nonpatient basis, as well as overall health-care expenditures. Rochester, New York, was chosen as an initial case study because it is a well-documented, studied, and mature managed care market.
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D003361:Cost Allocation; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009518:New York; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review