title: The effect of increasing clinical autonomy in workers' compensation.
abstract: Many health plans are shifting to less-restrictive managed care options that increase provider and consumer autonomy. Although intended to improve satisfaction and quality, the effect of these changes on utilization and expenditures is not yet known. Evidence from changes increasing clinical autonomy in a statewide workers' compensation system may be illustrative for managed health care plans as to how these changes may result in costly and unintended consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Tricia J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*