title: Kaiser Permanente. An insider's view of the practice of pathology in an HMO hospital-based multispecialty group.
abstract: The practice of pathology in a physician-driven health maintenance organization can be professionally and personally satisfying. Much of what The Permanente Medical Group has learned is applicable, comforting, and helpful to other pathologists. The organization of Kaiser Permanente, the largest health maintenance organization in the United States, is presented, as are some of the pertinent practice parameters of its pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA 95051-5386, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Haber
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006770:Hospitals, Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care