Quality of Care and Outcomes of Adults With Asthma Treated by Specialists and Generalists in Managed Care
Author(s) -
Albert W. Wu,
Yuchi Young,
Elizabeth A. Skinner,
Gregory B. Diette,
Michael T. Huber,
Alan Peres,
Donald M. Steinwachs
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.161.21.2554
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonologists , specialty , asthma , emergency department , family medicine , health care , emergency medicine , nursing , intensive care medicine , economics , economic growth
The growth of managed health care in the United States has been accompanied by controls on access to specialty physician services. We examined the relationship of physician specialty to treatment and outcomes of patients with asthma in managed care plans.
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