Abstract:
:The ability of a medical self-care program to have an impact on the utilization and cost of in-clinic and referral visits in a prepaid group practice was studied by following the medical encounter records of 900 HMO members in 217 families during a 12-month period. A control group selected by randomization after acceptance of an initial invitation to participate was employed. In spite of the program's impressive effect on both self-care knowledge and per-visit costs, the study could not demonstrate any significant program effect either on the frequency or on the total costs of clinic visits.
journal_name
Med Carejournal_title
Medical careauthors
Kemper DWdoi
10.1097/00005650-198207000-00006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1982-07-01 00:00:00pages
710-8issue
7eissn
0025-7079issn
1537-1948journal_volume
20pub_type
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