Podiatry preferred panel: a three year review of system and effectiveness.
Specially PPOs are a phenomenon of the second generation of delivery systems developed in response to employers' concerns about health care costs. This article describes the successful cost management efforts of a California podiatry PPO.
D002140:California; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006760:Hospitalization; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011032:Podiatry / Q000191:economics*; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014600:Utilization Review