02477nam a2200397Ia 4500 ebr10055646 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 000318s1999 dcu sb 000 0 eng d 00687306 0309063884 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)44958505 RA412.3 .D48 1999eb 368.4/26/00973 21 Developing the information infrastructure for medicare beneficiaries [electronic resource] : summary of a workshop / Committee on Choice and Managed Care: Furthering the Knowledge Base to Ensure Public Accountability and Information for Informed Purchasing by and on Behalf of Medicare Beneficiaries, Office of Health Policy Programs and Fellowships, Institute of Medicine ; Valerie Tate Jopeck and Marion Ein Lewin, editors. Developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999. x, 65 p. The compass series Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- HCFA's plan of action -- HCFA as a successful consumer service agency -- How to reach beneficiaries: lessons from private industry -- Role of third parties in the information infrastructure -- Best practices and models for an open-season enrollment process -- Special needs populations: helping those most in need of assistance -- Implementation issues -- Letter report to the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration on developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medicare+Choice Program (U.S.) United States. Health Care Financing Administration Rules and practice. Medicare Information services. Communication in consumer education United States. Managed care plans (Medical care) United States. Electronic books. local Jopeck, Valerie Tate. Lewin, Marion Ein. ebrary, Inc. Compass series (Washington, D.C.) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10055646 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 178085 178085