TY - BOOK AU - Robinson, R AU - Steiner, A TI - Managed health care : US evidence and lessons for the National Health Service T2 - State of health series SN - 0335199488 PY - 1998/// CY - Buckingham PB - Open University Press KW - Health Service Management N1 - Models & techniques of managed care ; Assembling the evidence ; Performance of managed care organizations ; Techniques of managed care: evidence on effectiveness ; Total purchasing : managed care in the UK ; Drawing lessons from abroad N2 - Assesses the performance of managed care in terms of its impact on utilization, costs, health promotion & screening, quality of care & other key indicators. Also considers the development of managed care approaches in the NHS with particular reference to the early research evidence on the primary care based, total purchasing pilot projects ER -