Public Health Communicable Disease Reporting Laws: Managed Care Organizations' Laboratory Contracting Practices and Their Implications for State Surveillance and Reporting Statutes

Authors

D. Richard Mauery, George Washington University
Brian Kamoie, George Washington University
Sarah C. Blake, George Washington University
Jeffrey Levi, George Washington University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-1-2003

Keywords

Communicable Diseases

Abstract

This report, prepared for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the GWU Center for Health Services Research & Policy (CHSRP), presents findings from analyses of contractual specifications related to public sector managed care contractors' duties and activities related to public health surveillance and education activities for communicable disease control, specifically HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis.

Comments

Funder: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

APA Citation

Mauery, D. R., Kamoie, B., Blake, S. C., & Levi, J. (2003). Public health communicable disease reporting laws: Managed care organizations' laboratory contracting practices and their implications for state surveillance and reporting statutes. Washington, D.C.: Center for Health Services Research and Policy, Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University.

Open Access

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