HSA 312 - Managed Care Assignment Number 1 Questions Instructions: for this assignment, please read the PDF file that is called "Assignment 01 - Reading - NY Times Article - Paul Elwood MD Obituary-Architect of the HMO" and answer the following questions: 1. The article addresses the issue of what Dr. Elwood envisioned when he and his colleagues created the first Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). The HMO was to keep patients healthy with an emphasis on ___________________________. 2. What was the name of the federal legislation that incorporated many of Dr. Elwood's ideas? _____________________________________________________________. 3. What is the approximate number of people in the United States who are currently enrolled in Health Maintenance Organizations? ____________________________ 4. What are two complaints that are identified by the author that patients have with respect to the services that they receive from an HMO? 1. ___________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________ 5. Dr. Elwood recognized that doctors made more money if they did what? ________________________________________________________ 6. What does the author mean by the term "outcomes management"