MANAGED CARE AND EMERGENCY-MEDICINE - CONFLICTS, FEDERAL-LAW, AND CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION

Authors
DERLET RW YOUNG GP
Citation
Rw. Derlet et Gp. Young, MANAGED CARE AND EMERGENCY-MEDICINE - CONFLICTS, FEDERAL-LAW, AND CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION, Annals of emergency medicine, 30(3), 1997, pp. 292-300
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
292 - 300
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1997)30:3<292:MCAE-C>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The traditional use of the American ED, one of unrestricted access by patients and payment for services by insurers, is being questioned in this era of health care reform. Both primary care physicians and manag ed care organizations have questioned the use of the ED by patients wi thout obvious problems of an emergency nature. We attempt to address t his issue from the emergency medicine and managed care perspectives.