G Joseph Norwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 1738730 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Joseph Norwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | G Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Norwood |
| SIGNATURE | NORWOOD G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
Four areas of cost were analyzed in the expanded capitation drug program: total program costs; drug costs, escrow account distribution, and administrative costs. Total program costs were, on average, 9% higher under capitation. Drug costs, however, were 3% lower than under fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement. This discrepancy is probably because pharmacists were not at financial risk under the program, the capitation rates were higher than intend…
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
Results of a two-county pilot study in Iowa revealed that capitation may have significant advantages over fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement in the Medicaid drug program. Consequently, the capitation program was expanded to 32 counties on April 1, 1981 and continued through December 31, 1981. Another 32 counties were used as part of a before:after/experimental:control design. Pharmacists were paid 80% of projected drug expenditures in advance ba…
Factors related to the prescribing of selected psychotropic drugs by primary care physicians
Capitation Payment for Medicaid Pharmacy Services
Although pharmacy organizations have been instrumental in the movement to repeal antisubstitution laws, there is evidence that under the current fee-for-service system pharmacists have not exercised their newly obtained prerogatives freely. A previous study has demonstrated that paying pharmacists on a capitation basis for their Medicaid patients effects a highly significant increase in the rate of generic substitution. The present study was cond…
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
This article evaluates changes in the rate of generic substitution as well as the appropriateness of such changes in dispensing behavior when the conventional fee-for-service system for reimbursement of pharmacists is replaced by a capitation system. The fee-for-service system under Medicaid usually covers ingredient costs plus a fixed professional dispensing fee. The capitation system provides a cash payment per Medicaid eligible at the first of…
Pharmacist drug consultation behavior
Pharmacist drug consultation behavior
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
This article evaluates changes in the rate of generic substitution as well as the appropriateness of such changes in dispensing behavior when the conventional fee-for-service system for reimbursement of pharmacists is replaced by a capitation system. The fee-for-service system under Medicaid usually covers ingredient costs plus a fixed professional dispensing fee. The capitation system provides a cash payment per Medicaid eligible at the first of…
Capitation Payment for Medicaid Pharmacy Services
Although pharmacy organizations have been instrumental in the movement to repeal antisubstitution laws, there is evidence that under the current fee-for-service system pharmacists have not exercised their newly obtained prerogatives freely. A previous study has demonstrated that paying pharmacists on a capitation basis for their Medicaid patients effects a highly significant increase in the rate of generic substitution. The present study was cond…
Factors related to the prescribing of selected psychotropic drugs by primary care physicians
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
Four areas of cost were analyzed in the expanded capitation drug program: total program costs; drug costs, escrow account distribution, and administrative costs. Total program costs were, on average, 9% higher under capitation. Drug costs, however, were 3% lower than under fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement. This discrepancy is probably because pharmacists were not at financial risk under the program, the capitation rates were higher than intend…
Capitation Payment for Pharmacy Services
Results of a two-county pilot study in Iowa revealed that capitation may have significant advantages over fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement in the Medicaid drug program. Consequently, the capitation program was expanded to 32 counties on April 1, 1981 and continued through December 31, 1981. Another 32 counties were used as part of a before:after/experimental:control design. Pharmacists were paid 80% of projected drug expenditures in advance ba…
Family medicine (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Medical prescription (4 works) · Pharmacy (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Capitation (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Payment (3 works) · Pharmacy (3 works) · Actuarial science (2 works)