title: Managed care in the age of accountability.
abstract: We know that managed care offers opportunities to HIM professionals, but what role does information itself play? This article surveys the kinds of health information that managed care organizations need to make decisions. The author looks at processes related to care delivery and gives examples of the type of information each area requires.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tercero
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003363:Cost Control; D019468:Disease Management; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006293:Health Promotion; D019451:Information Management; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States