Health care delivery systems in review.
The defined HMO patient population is an ideal focus for quality of care studies. Current emphasis is on a combination of patient perception and clinical outcome data. HMOs are realizing the value of data not only in their internal operations, but in their marketing and sales efforts with employers and employees. HMOs' balance sheets are improving, and they are concentrating on new products to extend their market.
D003625:Data Collection; D005376:Financial Management; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000639:trends*; D007221:Industry; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States