Analyzing HMO membership patterns: A microcomputer application.

Stuart B. Boxerman, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Virginia D. Hennelly, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Robert Woodward, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Abstract

This illustration has attempted to sensitize HMO managers to the need for their direct participation in data analyses. The manager can indeed accomplish such studies using a microcomputer and readily available software. As an active participant in these analyses, the manager lends realism to their results, and sharpens personal analytical skills to meet the increasing administrative challenges of the maturing prepaid health care delivery market.