title: The integral role of nursing in managed care.
abstract: Implementing a managed care model into the ambulatory care setting results in a user-friendly climate. A primary care treatment team coordinates all the patients' health care needs. Goals are to assign every patient to a specific attending physician and to integrate both inpatient and outpatient services into a managed care environment.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biancolillo
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*