Health Care Capitation Resources

This Web page is the appendix from a health care capitation course that is available from MGI Management Institute, 244 Westchester Ave., Suite 100, White Plains, NY 10604, 800-932-0191. The authors are Bruce Ryan and Alan Weiner, Vice President of Jennings, Ryan, and Cole, and principal with Weiner and Zeid respectively.

The links were tested in mid-June, 1997.

Appendix: Useful Web Sites and Addresses

These include government agencies, universities, professional organizations, and commercial (consulting, for-profit) services. This Appendix is only for reference, and does not recommend or endorse any of these organizations. It was developed through a Netscape search for keywords like "healthcare capitation" and "outcomes measurement clinical guidelines." (Using several keywords makes it more likely that you will find relevant material.)
 
 

A Glossary of Managed Care Terms 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) (Dept. of Health and Human Services) AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse at 800-358-9295 or write to: AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907.
AHA (American Hospital Association) AHA: Information 
840 North Lake Shore Drive 
Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 280-6000 (Voice) 
American Medical Association 
Azron Incorporated 
Coordinated Care Clearinghouse (Australia) Tel: 61-3-9616 7964 Fax: 61-3-9616 8347 Email@ http://www.ozonline.com.au/cocare 
 
Florida Statewide Public Health Information Network 
Good Health Web 
Harvard Health Publications Online 
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) News and Information 
200 Independence Avenue, SW 
Room 428-H 
Washington, DC 20201 
(202) 690-6145 (Voice) (202) 690-7159 (Fax) 
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Healthcare Information Technology Stratagies (META Group) META Group, Inc. 
208 Harbor Drive 
P.O. Box 120061 Stamford, CT 06912-0061 (203) 973-6700 
HealthSeek, "The Internet's Healthcare Marketplace" 
Hewlitt-Packard Care Vue software
HMO profile, GHAA (Group Health Association of America) 1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 
(202) 778-3200 (Voice)
Hospital Web
IMF Consultants 
"OutComes is a user defined outcome measurement software package that provides the clinician with the analysis of clinical activity…"
IMF Consultants 
3 Donlands Ave. 
Sharon, Ontario 
Canada L0G 1V0 
905-478-1315   905-478-1782 (fax)
McGraw Hill/HCIA
Medical Records Institute
Medical Source/ Medical Alliance, Inc.
MedStat 777 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 500, Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 2000 I. Street N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036 
202-955-3500, fax  202-955-3599, publications 202-955-3535
Physician's Guide to the Internet
Thomas Jefferson University 
Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes
1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 
215-955-6969   fax 215-923-7583
Velocity Healthcare Informatics (612) 797-9997
Yahoo's Diseases and Conditions
Yahoo's Healthcare Links

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