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Malpractice
- National Practitioner Data Bank: Malpractice Reporting Requirements (OEI-01-90-00521; 4/92)
- Medical Malpractice Insurance and the Community Health Centers (OEI-01-91-01550; 12/91)
- Medical Malpractice: A Monograph of Current Information (OAI-09-89-00300; 6/89)
Mammography
- Lessons from Inspections of Mammography Facilities (OEI-05-92-00300; 5/94)
Managed Care
- see also: School-Based Health | Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
- Fee-For-Service Payments for Services Covered by Capitated Medicaid Managed Care (OEI-07-05-00320)
- Dispute Resolution for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees (OEI-09-99-00450; 06/01)
- Managed Care Organization Nonreporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank: A Signal for BroaderConcern (OEI-01-99-00690; 05/01)
- Federally Funded Health Centers and Low Income Children's Health Care: Improving SCHIP Enrollmentand Adapting to a Managed Care Environment (OEI-06-98-00321, 12/00)
- Chiropractic Care: Comparison of Medicare Managed Care and Fee-For-Service (OEI-04-97-00495; 6/00)
- Medicare Managed Care: Goals of National Marketing Guide (OEI-03-98-00270; 2/00)
- Medicare Managed Care: Marketing Materials (OEI-03-98-00271; 2/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Changes in Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00340; 1/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Early Lessons Learned by Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00343;1/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Children's Access to Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00344;1/00)
- CHIP's Impact on Changing Service Delivery of Federal Health Centers: Six Case Studies (OEI-06-98-00320;10/99)
- Y2K Readiness of Medicare Fee for Service Providers as of July 1999 (OEI-03-98-00253; 10/99)
- Y2K Readiness of Managed Care Organizations as of July 1999 (OEI-05-98-00591; 10/99)
- Public Health and Managed Care: Opportunities for Collaboration (OEI-01-98-00170; 7/99)
- Medicaid Managed Care Fraud and Abuse (OEI-07-96-00250; 6/99)
- Y2K Readiness of Managed Care Organizations (OEI-05-98-00590; 5/99)
- Chiropractic Services Covered by Medicare Managed Care Organizations (OEI-04-97-00494; 1/99)
- Medicare's Oversight of Managed Care: Monitoring Plan Performance (OEI-O1-96-00190; 5/98)
- Medicare's Oversight of Managed Care: Implications for Regional Staffing (OEI-01-96-00191; 5/98)
- Medicaid Managed Care and HIV/AIDS (OEI-05-97-00210; 4/97)
- Retooling State Medicaid Agencies for Managed Care (OEI-01-95-00260; 8/97)
- Medicaid Managed Care: Use of Surveys as a Beneficiary Protection Tool (OEI-01-95-00280; 5/97)
- Medicaid Managed Care and EPSDT (OEI-05-93-00290; 5/97)
- Beneficiary Perspectives of Medicare Risk HMOs (OEI-06-91-00736; 03/95)
- Medicaid Managed Health Care Programs (OAI-07-86-00040; 2/87)
Management Reviews
- Medicare Part D Sponsors: Estimated Reconciliation Amounts for 2006 (OEI-02-07-00460)
- Advisory and Assistance Services: A Practical Reference Guide (OEI-07-99-00430; 1/01)
- The Indian Health Service Equal Employment Opportunity Complaints Process: A Management Review (OEI-05-99-00290; 7/00)
- The Program Support Center's Personnel Service: Customer Service Evaluation (OEI-09-98-00140,3/00)
- Indian Health Service: A Management Evaluation of Program Integrity and Ethics Functions (OEI-04-97-00060;11/98)
- Surveying Staff to Identify Unnecessary Management Regulations and Internal Controls: Trackingand Analysis (OEI-09-94-00211; 4/96)
- Surveying Staff to Identify Unnecessary Internal Controls: Methodology and Results (OEI-09-94-00210;3/95)
- Independent Living Program for Foster Care Youths: Strategies for Improved ACF Management andProgram Reporting (OEI-01-93-00090; 11/94)
- Hotline Referral Follow-Up (OEI-12-90-01060; 1/91)
- Management Advisory Services: Lessons Learned (OAI-05-87-00019;4/88)
- Streamlining Regulations Development in the Department of Health and Human Services (OAI-03-88-00180;7/88)
- Injury Control (OEI-02-92-00310; 11/91)
Marketing
- Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Sponsor Internet Web Sites: Content and Accessibility (OEI-06-06-00340)
- Medicare Advantage Marketing Materials for Calendar Year 2005 (OEI-01-05-00130; 8/06)
- Blood Glucose Test Strips: Marketing to Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-03-98-00231, 6/00)
- Medicare Managed Care: Goals of National Marketing Guide (OEI-03-98-00270; 2/00)
- Medicare Managed Care: Marketing Materials (OEI-03-98-00271; 2/00)
- Marketing of Incontinence Supplies (OEI-03-94-00770; 12/94)
- Marketing of Wound Care Supplies (OEI-03-94-00791; 10/95)
- Marketing of Orthotic Body Jackets (OEI-04-92-01081; 3/94)
- Marketing Practices of South Florida HMOs Serving Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-04-91-00630; 11/91)
- Postmarketing Studies of Prescription Drugs (OEI-03-94-00760; 5/96)
- Prescription Drug Advertisements in Medical Journals (OEI-01-90-00482; 6/92)
- Youth and Alcohol: Summary of Research--Alcohol Advertising's Effect on Youth (OEI-09-91-00651;1/92)
- Youth and Alcohol: Controlling Alcohol Advertising that Appeals to Youth (OEI-09-91-00654; 10/91)
Marrow Donor Program
- see also: Organs and Organ Transplants
- The National Marrow Donor Program: Progress in Minority Recruitment (OEI-01-95-00120; 12/96)
- The National Marrow Donor Program: Effectiveness in Retaining Donors (OEI-01-95-00121; 12/96)
- The National Marrow Donor Program: Geographic Overlap Among Donor Centers (OEI-01-95-00122; 12/96)
- The National Marrow Donor Program: Financing Donor Centers (OEI-01-95-00123; 12/96)
McKinney Act
- see also: Homelessness
- State and Local Perspectives on the McKinney Act (OEI-05-90-01090; 12/90)
Medicaid Fraud Control Units
- see: Fraud
Medicaid Hassle
- Medicaid Hassle: State Responses to Physician Complaints (OEI-01-92-00100; 3/92)
Medicaid Management Issues
- Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Services in Excess of 24 Hours per Day (OEI-07-06-00621)
- Payments Made in Error for Personal Care Services During Institutional Stays (OEI-07-06-00620)
- State Medicaid Agency Referrals to the Office of Inspector General Exclusions Program (OEI-01-06-00301)
- Unit of Measure Inconsistencies in the Medicaid Prescription Drug Program (OEI-05-07-00050)
- Self-Declaration of U.S. Citizenship for Medicaid (OEI-02-03-00190; 08/05)
- Transfer Of Assets In The Medicaid Program: A Case Study In Washington State (OAI-09-88-01340)
- Medicaid Estate Recoveries (OAI-09-86-00078; 8/88)
Medicaid Safeguards
- Medicaid: Proactive Safeguards (OEI-05-99-00070; 7/00)
- Medicaid: Claims Processing Safeguards (OEI-05-99-00071; 7/00)
- Medicaid: Post Payment Safeguards (OEI-05-99-00072; 7/00)
Medical Boards and Licensure
- Medicare Licensing Requirements for Prescription Drug Suppliers (OEI-07-98-00460; 5/99)
- The Peer Review Organizations and State Medical Boards: A Vital Link (OEI-01-92-00530; 4/93)
- The Licensure of Out-of-State Dentists (OEI-01-92-00820; 8/93)
- State Dental Boards and Dental Discipline (OEI-01-92-00821; 8/93)
- National Practitioner Data Bank: Usefulness and Impact of Reports to State Licensing Boards (OEI-01-90-00523;3/93)
- State Medical Boards and Quality-of-Care Cases: Promising Approaches (OEI-01-92-00050; 2/93)
- Federal Initiatives to Improve State Medical Boards' Performance (OEI-01-93-00020; 2/93)
- Performance Indicators, Annual Reports, and State Medical Discipline: A State-by-State Review (OEI-01-89-00563; 7/91)
- Quality Assurance Activities of Medical Licensure Authorities in the United States and Canada (OEI-01-89-00561; 2/91)
- State Medical Boards and Medical Discipline (OEI-01-89-00560; 8/90)
- State Medical Boards and Medical Discipline: A State-by-State Review (OEI-01-89-00562; 8/90)
- State Discipline of Pharmacists (OEI-01-89-89020; 8/90)
- State Licensure and Discipline of Optometrists (OAI-01-88-00582; 2/89)
- State Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractors (OAI-01-88-00581; 1/89)
- State Licensure and Discipline of Podiatrists (OAI-01-88-00583; 12/88)
- State Licensure and Discipline of Dentists (OAI-01-88-00580; 8/88)
- Medical Licensure and Discipline (OAI-01-86-00064; 6/86)
Medical Devices and Equipment
- Payments to Medicare Suppliers and Home Health Agencies Associated With ‘Currently Not Collectible’ Overpayments (OEI-06-07-00080)
- South Florida Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers: Results of Appeals (OEI-03-07-00540)
- Los Angeles County Suppliers’ Compliance With Medicare Standards: Results From Unannounced Visits (OEI-09-07-00550)
- A Comparison of Medicare Program and Consumer Internet Prices for Power Wheelchairs (OEI-04-07-00160)
- Medicare Payments for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps in 2004 (OEI-02-05-00370)
- South Florida Suppliers’ Compliance With Medicare Standards: Results From Unannounced Visits (OEI-03-07-00150)
- Medical Equipment Suppliers: Compliance With Medicare Enrollment Requirements (OEI-04-05-00380)
- Medicaid Provider Enrollment Safeguards: Medical Equipment Providers (OEI-04-05-00180)
- Home Oxygen Equipment: Cost and Servicing (OEI-09-04-00420)
- Medicare Payment Rates for Home OxygenEquipment (OEI-09-03-00160)
- A Comparison of Prices for Power Wheelchairs in the Medicare Program (OEI-03-03-00460;04/04)
- Medicare Payments for Power Wheelchairs (OEI-03-02-00600; 04/04)
- Durable Medical Equipment Ordered with Surrogate Physician Identification Numbers (OEI-03-01-00270; 09/02)
- Medicare Maintenance Payments for Capped Rental Equipment (OEI-03-00-00410; 06/02)
- Medical Equipment and Supply Claims with Invalid or Inactive Physician Numbers (OEI-03-01-00110;11/01)
- Medical Equipment Suppliers: Compliance With Medicare Standards (OEI-04-99-00670; 08/01)
- Respiratory Assist Devices With Back-up Rate (OEI-07-99-00440; 06/01)
- Balance Billing for Medical Equipment and Supplies (OEI-07-99-00510; 01/01)
- Blood Glucose Test Strips: Inappropriate Medicare Payments (OEI-03-98-00230, 6/00)
- Blood Glucose Test Strips: Marketing to Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-03-98-00231, 6/00)
- Medicare Losses Resulting from Early Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics,and Supplies (OEI-03-99-00620; 6/00)
- Health Care Financing Administration Controls Are Not Preventing Duplicate Payments (OEI-04-97-00460;5/00)
- Medicare Payments for Orthotics: Inappropriate Payments (OEI-02-99-00120; 3/00)
- Medicare Payments for Orthotics: Carrier Perspectives (OEI-02-99-00121; 3/00)
- Medicare Allowed Charges for Orthotic Body Jackets (OEI-04-97-00391; 3/00)
- Medicare Payments for Services After Date of Death (OEI-03-99-00200; 3/00)
- Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers: Meeting HCFA's Objectives (OEI-04-97-00330; 2/00)
- Use of Universal Product Numbers for Medical Equipment and Supplies (OEI-07-99-00230; 12/99)
- Medicare Payments for Orthotic Body Jackets (OEI-04-97-00390; 9/99)
- Usage and Documentation of Home Oxygen Therapy (OEI-03-96-00090; 8/99)
- Ordering Medicare Equipment and Supplies: Physician Patient Relationship (OEI-02-97-00080; 3/99)
- Ordering Medicare Equipment and Supplies: Physicians' Perspectives (OEI-02-97-00081; 3/99)
- Medicare Payments for Therapeutic Shoes (OEI-03-97-00300; 8/98)
- Are Medicare Allowances for Albuterol Sulfate Reasonable? (OEI-03-97-00292; 8/98)
- Medicare Allowances for Lymphedema Pumps (OEI-04-97-00130; 7/98)
- Medicare Part B Allowances for Wound Care Supplies (OEI-03-94-00793; 6/98)
- Medical Equipment Suppliers: Assuring Legitimacy (OEI-04-96-00240; 12/97)
- Portable Imaging Services: A Costly Option (OEI-09-95-00090; 11/97)
- Portable Imaging Services: Nursing Home Perspectives (OEI-09-95-00091; 11/97)
- Medicare Orthotics (OEI-02-95-00380; 11/97)
- Medicare Payments for Pressure Reducing Support Services (OEI-02-95-00370; 6/97)
- Questionable Practices Involving Nebulizer Drug Therapy (OEI-03-94-00391; 3/97)
- Medicare Payments for Enteral Nutrition Therapy Equipment and Supplies (OEI-06-92-00866; 5/97)
- Payments for Prescription Drugs Used with Nebulizers (OEI-03-94-00390; 2/96)
- A Comparison of Albuterol Sulfate Prices (OEI-03-94-00392; 6/96)
- Suppliers' Acquisition Costs for Albuterol Sulfate (OEI-03-94-00393; 6/96)
- Payment for Durable Medical Equipment Billed During Skilled Nursing Facility Stays (OEI-06-92-00860;10/94)
- Durable Medical Equipment Payments in Nursing Homes (OEI-06-92-00862; 3/96)
- Questionable Medicare Payments for Wound Care Supplies (OEI-03-94-00790; 10/95)
- Marketing of Wound Care Supplies (OEI-03-94-00791; 10/95)
- Wound Care Supplies: ORT Data (OEI-03-94-00792; 10/95)
- Investigational Devices: Four Case Studies (OEI-05-94-00100; 4/95)
- Medicare Allowances for Incontinence Supplies (OEI-03-94-00773; 3/97)
- Medicaid Payments for Incontinence Supplies (OEI-03-94-00771; 11/95)
- Marketing of Incontinence Supplies (OEI-03-94-00770; 12/94)
- Questionable Medicare Payments for Incontinence Supplies (OEI-03-94-00772; 12/94)
- Medicare Payments for Orthotic Body Jackets (OEI-04-92-01080; 6/94)
- Marketing of Orthotic Body Jackets (OEI-04-92-01081; 3/94)
- Trends in Home Oxygen Use (OEI-03-91-00710; 8/91)
- Oxygen Concentrator Services (OEI-03-91-01710; 11/94)
- Oxygen Concentrator Reimbursement: Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (OEI-03-91-00711;8/91)
- Low-Cost Ultrasound Equipment (OEI-03-88-01401; 8/91)
- Zero Crossers (OEI-03-91-00460; 8/91)
- Medicare Carriers' Policies for Transcranial Dopplers: A New Technology (OEI-03-91-00951; 3/93)
- Pocket Dopplers (OEI-03-91-00461; 6/91)
- Pricing of Seat Lift Chairs (OEI-02-90-02090; 5/90)
- Medicare Carrier Assessment of New Technologies (OEI-01-88-00010; 5/90)
- Medicare Coverage of Power-Operated Vehicles (OAI-02-89-01110; 8/89)
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Devices (OAI-02-88-00060; 7/89)
- Medicare Coverage of Seat Lift Chairs (OAI-02-88-00100; 2/89)
- Medicare Intermediary Reimbursement to Home Health Agencies for Durable Medical Equipment (OAI-02-87-00016;8/88)
- Medicare Reimbursement for At-Home Oxygen Care (OAI-04-87-00017; 12/87)
- FDA Medical Device Regulation: From Premarket Review to Recall (OEI-09-90-00040; 2/91)
- Home Testing Devices: FDA Clearance and Monitoring Activities (OAI-12-89-01360;10/89)
Medical Discipline
Medical Labs
- see: Laboratories
Medical Supplies
Medical Practice Guidelines
- The NIH Consensus Development Program: Dissemination of Findings Through Medical School ContinuingEducation Activities (OEI-01-91-01760; 2/94)
Medicare + Choice
- see also: Manged Care
- Medicare HMO Prescription Drug Benefits (OEI-03-00-00430; 05/02)
- Physician Incentive Plan Reporting for Medicare + Choice Organizations (OEI 05-00-00010)
- Medicare + Choice HMO Extra Benefits: Beneficiary Perspectives (OEI-02-99-00030; 2/00)
- Y2K Readiness of Managed Care Organizations as of July 1999 (OEI-05-98-00591; 10/99)
- Y2K Readiness of Managed Care Organizations (OEI-05-98-00590; 5/99)
Medicare Benefits
- Marketing Materials for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (OEI-01-06-00050)
- Tracking Beneficiaries’ True Out-of-Pocket Costs for the Part D Prescription Drug Benefit (OEI-03-06-00360)
- 1-800-MEDICARE: Caller Satisfaction and Experiences (OEI-07-06-00530)
- Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors’ Compliance Plans (OEI-03-06-00100, 12/06)
- Identifying Beneficiaries Eligible for the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (OEI-03-06-00120)
- Dual Eligibles’ Transition:Part D Formularies’ Inclusion of Commonly Used Drugs (OEI-05-06-00090;01/06)
- Assessment of Sponsors’ Materials Under the Temporary Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card Program (OEI-05-04-00190; 11/05)
- Temporary Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card: Beneficiaries’ Awareness and Use of Information Resources (OEI-05-04-00200; 11/05)
- Analysis of Drug Prices (OEI-05-05-00020; 11/05)
- Medicare Beneficiary Telephone CustomerService (OEI-07-04-00030; 09/05)
- Medicare Lifetime Reserve Days: Report to Congress (OEI-09-04-00100; 12/04)
Medicare Handook
- see: Publications
Medicare Prepayment Review
- Medicare Prepayment Review: Fair Hearings (OEI-07-89-01680; 12/91)
- Medicare Prepayment Review: MSP Procedures at Carriers (OEI-07-89-01683; 8/91)
Medicare Provider Numbers
- Carriers Still Need to Purge Unused Provider Numbers (OEI-01-94-00231; 12/95)
- Carrier Assignment of Medicare Provider Numbers (OEI-06-89-00871; 4/92)
- Carrier Maintenance of Medicare Provider Numbers (OEI-06-89-00870; 6/91)
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
- Unidentified Primary Health Insurance: Medicare Secondary Payer Auxiliary File (OEI-07-98-00180;6/00)
- Medicare Secondary Payer: Effectiveness of First Claim Development (OEI-07-90-00763; 11/91)
- Medicare Prepayment Review: MSP Procedures at Carriers (OEI-07-89-01683; 8/91)
- Extent of Unrecovered Medicare Secondary Payer Funds (OEI-07-90-00760; 8/91)
- Medicare Secondary Payer: Effectiveness of Current Procedures (OEI-07-90-00761; 8/91)
- Medicare as a Secondary Payment Source: End Stage Renal Disease (OAI-07-86-00092; 1/88)
- MSP Working Aged: Colorado (OAI-07-86-00071; 7/86)
- MSP Working Aged: Missouri (OAI-07-86-00079; 7/86)
- MSP Auto: North Dakota (OAI-07-85-00114; 5/85)
Medication
Medigap
- see also: Insurance
- The Impact of OBRA 1990 on State Regulation of Medigap Insurance (OEI-09-93-00230; 3/95)
- Use of Nursing Home and Medigap Guides (OEI-04-92-00481; 5/94)
Mental Health
- see also: Alcohol | Substance Abuse
- Medicare Payments for 2003 Part B Mental Health Services: Medical Necessity, Documentation, and Coding (OEI-09-04-00220; 04/07)
- Medicare Carriers’ Policies for Mental Health Services (OEI-03-99-00132; 05/02)
- Medicare Reimbursement for Electroconvulsive Therapy (OEI-12-01-00450; 12/01)
- Inaccuracies in the Unique Physician Identification Number Registry: Incorrect Addresses for MentalHealth Service (OEI-03-99-00131; 09/01)
- Medicare Part B Payments for Mental Health Services (OEI-03-99-00130; 05/01)
- Younger Nursing Facility Residents with Mental Illness: An Unidentified Population (OEI-05-99-00701;1/01)
- Younger Nursing Facility Residents with Mental Illness: Preadmission Screening and Resident ReviewImplementation and Oversight (OEI-05-99-00700; 1/01)
- Medicare Payments for Psychiatric Services in Nursing Homes: A Follow-Up (OEI-02-99-00140; 1/01)
- Restraint and Seclusion: State Policies for Psychiatric Hospitals (OEI-04-99-00150; 8/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Changes in Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00340; 1/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Early Lessons Learned by Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00343;1/00)
- Mandatory Managed Care: Children's Access to Medicaid Mental Health Services (OEI-04-97-00344;1/00)
- Medicare Payments for Mental Health Services in Nursing Facilities (OEI-02-91-00860; 5/96)
- Medicare Payments for Mental Health Services in Nursing Facilities: ORT State Data (OEI-02-91-00861;5/96)
- Community Mental Health Centers and Homeless Persons (OEI-07-95-00061; 8/96)
- Medicaid Payments to Institutions for People with Mental Retardation (OEI-04-91-01010; 6/93)
- Sheltered Workshop Services Provided Residents of Intermediate Care Facilities for the MentallyRetarded (OAI-09-86-00048; 11/86)
Midwives
- see: Nursing
Migrants
- Migrant Head Start Grantees: Perspectives and Challenges (OEI-09-91-00761; 12/93)
Military
- Child Support and the Military (OEI-07-90-02250; 6/93)
Mobile Health Care
- see: Community Health