Date of Award
1999
Embargo Period
8-1-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Health Administration
College
College of Health Professions
First Advisor
Walter J. Jones
Second Advisor
W. David Bradford
Third Advisor
T. Terry Pitts
Abstract
The professional and popular literatures are full of reports of surveys and studies purporting to rate health plans. Health maintenance organizations and other organizations are surveying member satisfaction. Accreditation of health plans is receiving increased attention. Interest is growing in plans' performance in the areas measured by the Health Plan Employers' Data and Information Set (HEDIS). The factors measured in current ratings and accreditation systems are not important to hospitals for evaluating health plan participation. There are factors in a health plan's performance that are important to and either beneficial or detrimental to hospitals. This paper proposes factors upon which health care plans should be evaluated and rated to measure their "business partner quality" from the hospital perspective.
Recommended Citation
Barber, Robert Latimer, "Health Plan Quality: Factors Influencing Hospital Participation in Health Plans" (1999). MUSC Theses and Dissertations. 85.
https://medica-musc.researchcommons.org/theses/85
Rights
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