Nursing

Health care

Psychoanalysis

Confusion

Business

Psychology

Mathematics

Managed care

Political science

Domain (mathematical analysis)

Mathematical analysis

MEDLINE

Medicine

JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

A review of research pertaining to managed care suggests that little information is known about the impact of the components of managed care on care delivery outcomes. Characteristics of managed-care systems rarely are considered, resulting in uncertainty and confusion about which of the domain components of managed care have contributed to the outcomes seen. In part 1 (JONA November 1999) of this two-part series, we described how the shift to managed care has affected healthcare organizations and healthcare providers. We also identified several research questions relevant to the five domain components of managed care. In this article, we review the research literature concerning managed care and identify where research deficiencies exist within the domain.

Managed-Care Research, Part 2