title: Direct contracting: a new wave for subacute care.
abstract: Direct contracting, called "the wave of the future," poses particular challenges in two key areas for subacute care providers: quality of care and price. Using this process, employer groups bypass managed care organizations and directly contract with health care providers.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration*