TY - BOOK AU - Jopeck,Valerie Tate AU - Lewin,Marion Ein ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Developing the information infrastructure for medicare beneficiaries: summary of a workshop T2 - The compass series AV - RA412.3 .D48 1999eb U1 - 368.4/26/00973 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press KW - Medicare+Choice Program (U.S.) KW - United States KW - Health Care Financing Administration KW - Rules and practice KW - Medicare KW - Information services KW - Communication in consumer education KW - Managed care plans (Medical care) KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- HCFA's plan of action -- HCFA as a successful consumer service agency -- How to reach beneficiaries: lessons from private industry -- Role of third parties in the information infrastructure -- Best practices and models for an open-season enrollment process -- Special needs populations: helping those most in need of assistance -- Implementation issues -- Letter report to the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration on developing an information infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10055646 ER -