title: Managed care, or Scope hits the Sphinx.
abstract: This article presents a hypothetical fact pattern, in which preapproval for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is denied by a managed care plan, to address the issues concerning potential liability for this decision. I described several risk management strategies for this situation designed to reduce the risk of a successful suit against a physician.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Sewell 08080, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Plumeri
mesh_terms: D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review