Profiling the Health Service Needs of Populations: Description and Uses of the NACHRI Classification of Congenital and Chronic Health Conditions

Abstract
Pediatric Annals | In the current Healthcare climate, managed care plans provide for an increasing proportion of health services to populations from fixed pools of dollars. In capitated health plans, physicians are reimbursed based on the anticipated healthcare needs of the population they serve. Therefore, fair and equitable distribution of healthcare dollars between health plans and among physicians within plans