News tagged with american journal of medical quality

Medicaid patients 5.5 times more likely to get cataract surgery than VA patients, study finds

Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a strong indication ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examines impact of managed care on stroke prevention surgery

Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality providers, compared to traditional ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0