title: Managed care exec bridges gap between hospitals, employers.
abstract: An employer advocate can also be sensitive to provider needs, says Marsha Ballard. As CEO of Parkside Health Management Corp., Park Ridge, IL, Ballard develops managed care products that meet specific employer needs. Sensitivity to both providers and employers is crucial to Parkside's new national transplant network, she says.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnsson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000191:economics