Mary Jane Griffith
Biographic Data
| ID | 5539019 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Jane Griffith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffith |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITH M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Utilization Patterns of Health Maintenance Organization Disenrollees
This article addresses several questions about the effect of disenrollment on the start-up phenomenon in health maintenance organizations that were raised in a recent exchange of articles and comments in this journal. The results show that disenrollees, like continuous enrollees, go through a start-up phase of utilization that decreases over duration of membership to a stable lower level. The study also differentiates between voluntary and involu…
Start-up Utilization by Disenrollees
Professor, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri †Assistant Professor, Health Administration and Planning Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Membership Duration and Utilization Rates in a Prepaid Group Practice
The relationship between utilization rates and duration of membership in prepaid group practices can have important implications for national policy and HMO administration. The results of this study demonstrate a substantial reduction in utilization rates with increasing duration of membership over a 5-year period in a developing prepaid group practice (PGP) located in urban St. Louis. This "start-up effect" is strongly evident across different s…
Reply to Comments
OUR REACTION to the two commentaries and to the guest editorial is decidedly mixed. On one hand, we are pleased by the extra attention that the start-up effect is receiving. On the other hand, we are disappointed by the focus and content of these remarks, for several reasons: 1) Our primary findings about start-ups and their implications have been largely ignored; 2) The authors of the commentaries have failed to respond to important criticisms o…
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Membership Duration and Utilization Rates in a Prepaid Group Practice
The relationship between utilization rates and duration of membership in prepaid group practices can have important implications for national policy and HMO administration. The results of this study demonstrate a substantial reduction in utilization rates with increasing duration of membership over a 5-year period in a developing prepaid group practice (PGP) located in urban St. Louis. This "start-up effect" is strongly evident across different s…
Reply to Comments
OUR REACTION to the two commentaries and to the guest editorial is decidedly mixed. On one hand, we are pleased by the extra attention that the start-up effect is receiving. On the other hand, we are disappointed by the focus and content of these remarks, for several reasons: 1) Our primary findings about start-ups and their implications have been largely ignored; 2) The authors of the commentaries have failed to respond to important criticisms o…
Start-up Utilization by Disenrollees
Professor, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri †Assistant Professor, Health Administration and Planning Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Utilization Patterns of Health Maintenance Organization Disenrollees
This article addresses several questions about the effect of disenrollment on the start-up phenomenon in health maintenance organizations that were raised in a recent exchange of articles and comments in this journal. The results show that disenrollees, like continuous enrollees, go through a start-up phase of utilization that decreases over duration of membership to a stable lower level. The study also differentiates between voluntary and involu…
Computer Science (2 works) · Duration (music) (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Artifact (error) (1 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works)