tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 31
MEDICAID: Study Finds Elderly Patients Getting Subpar Care
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Article Overview
This article reviews findings from a study of preventive services use among elderly Medicaid patients and examines how physician training, practice size, Medicaid mix, and office information systems are associated with care delivery. It is relevant to readers interested in Medicaid quality measurement, primary care practice characteristics, and preventive service utilization among older adults.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights broad care-pattern and practice-level factors that can influence preventive service delivery for an older Medicaid population, which may be useful for quality improvement, policy, and practice assessment.
What You Will Learn
- How the study assessed preventive service use among elderly Medicaid beneficiaries.
- Which broad physician and practice characteristics were associated with preventive care delivery.
- What categories of preventive services were examined in the study.
- How office information systems related to preventive service reminders and guidelines.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Healthcare administrators
- Quality improvement professionals
- Primary care physicians
- Health policy analysts
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