Effects of removing gatekeeping on specialist utilization by children in a health maintenance organization.
Open Access
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 156 (6), 574-579
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.156.6.574
Abstract
The "gatekeeping" model of access to specialty care has been an essential managed care tool, intended to control costs of care and promote coordination between generalists and specialists.Keywords
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