title: HMOs need to share gains of DM programs. Physician are more likely to buy in if they see better outcomes--and financial rewards that go with them.
abstract: Perhaps nowhere in medicine does the friction between physician and HMO translate into lost revenue more noticeably than in disease mnagement, where lack of doctor buy-in is a perennial complaint. The author, a former medical director knowledgeable about all aspects of DM, offers two methods by which health plans can overcome this obstacle.
authors.affiliation: Better Health Technologies, Owings Mills, Md., USA.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Leider
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019468:Disease Management; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States