Open AccessAdherence to standards of care by health maintenance organizations in Israel and the USA
Author(s) -
Bruce Rosen,
Avi Porath,
L. Gregory Pawlson,
Mark R. Chassin,
Jochanan Benbassat
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal for quality in health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1464-3677
pISSN - 1353-4505
DOI - 10.1093/intqhc/mzq065
Subject(s) - medicine , generalizability theory , health care , benchmarking , environmental health , quality management , glycemic , observational study , family medicine , quality assurance , quality (philosophy) , gerontology , business , diabetes mellitus , economic growth , psychology , marketing , external quality assessment , developmental psychology , philosophy , service (business) , pathology , epistemology , endocrinology , economics
The health-care systems in the USA and Israel differ in organization, financing and expenditure levels. However, managed care organizations play an important role in both countries, and a comparison of the performance of their community-based health plans could inform policymakers about ways to improve the quality of care.