Healthy Start Initiative: A Community-Driven Approach to Infant MortalityReduction. Volume 5. Collaboration with Managed Care Organizations

摘要

;Contents: Introduction; HMOs: The Basics; Your State's Medical Managed CareProgram and Opportunities for Health Start; Factors Influencing an HMO's Willingness to Contract with a Health Start Project; Becoming an Attractive Partner to HMOs; Preparing to Act as a Contractor to HMOs; Strategic Planning: How to Decide What Services to Offer to HMOs; Developing and Marketing a Managed Care Proposal; Proposing and Negotiating a Contract; Ongoing Issues; Conclusion.