title: Practicing pathology as a health care contractor. Business planning for managed care.
abstract: Managed care requires a pathology practice to take on the role of a health care contractor whose existence depends on obtaining, managing, and renewing competitively bid contracts for the group's services. This presentation is a primer on how to write a formal business plan for a pathology practice using a model case study to illustrate, among several business issues, the differences between and the key elements for success in operating a pathology practice in both fee-for-service and capitated managed care environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, USA.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Elevitch
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000458:organization & administration; D003132:Commerce; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States