title: The imperative for change in health care delivery. An ophthalmologist's viewpoint.
abstract: The increasing cost of American health care necessitates major adjustments in the systems for providing that care. Computerization has the potential for facilitating efficient, affordable, and high-quality care while maintaining a fee-for-service system. The development of model delivery systems for health care should receive research funding from private and government sources. For ophthalmology, a paradigm for technology-dependent specialties, mechanisms to streamline eye care are being explored via a nonprofit foundation.
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authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D003201:Computers; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010865:Pilot Projects