title: Physician urges providers to use report cards to compare performance of health plans.
abstract: Turning the tables on managed care organizations. Health systems are devising increasingly sophisticated report cards for physicians that examine a range of indicators. But when it comes to comparing health systems and plans, physicians are practically in the dark. One prominent managed care physician proposes the creation of a standardized report card for providers to rate managed care organizations.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007255:Information Services; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D009518:New York; D010820:Physicians; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care