title: Putting the 'manage' into managed care.
abstract: Managed care is part of our modern medical vocabulary just like Medicare and Medicaid were 20 years ago. Other areas of the country are significantly impacted by managed care. Now the concept of businesses and industries representing large numbers of patients and potential patients have become an integral component of nearly every physician in Louisiana. Most physicians are out of their "comfort zone" when contracts with managed care providers are discussed. This article provides guidelines for selecting and solving problems with managed care providers.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Urology, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D008145:Louisiana; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D014600:Utilization Review