Disease-specific report card pushes for improved care.
A California plan has unveiled a report card rating physician groups on their treatment of asthma patients. Is this the long-awaited signal that capitated physicians will be evaluated more by their management of care than their impact on the bottom line?
D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002140:California; D019468:Disease Management; D006125:Group Practice, Prepaid / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care