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2179490

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Because of the financial incentives of prepaid care, the quality of care for Medicare enrollees in Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) is a concern. Therefore, the care in 150 newly diagnosed cases of colorectal cancer in eight HMOs was compared with that in 180 similar fee-for-service (FFS) cases. As part of the diagnostic workup, HMO patients were more likely to have had fecal occult blood tests (74% vs 52%, p less than 0.01) and endoscopy or barium enemas (97% vs 90%, p less than 0.05). FFS patients were more likely to have had preoperative imaging studies (54% vs 38%, p less than 0.01). Although there were longer diagnostic delays for HMO enrollees with gastrointestinal bleeding, there were no significant differences in disease stage or clinical status, and postoperative follow-up was similar. The authors conclude that enrollees in Medicare HMOs with colorectal cancer receive medical and surgical care at least equal to that received in FFS settings.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0884-8734
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of colorectal cancer in Medicare health maintenance organizations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.