title: Market consolidation--the key to the future.
abstract: Widespread market consolidation, ongoing changes in Medicare and reimbursement schedules, the evolution of managed care. These megatrends have created a revolution in the eyecare industry with much instability in the marketplace. Practice consolidation on a local level allows practitioners to take charge of their destiny.
authors.affiliation: Eyecare Consultants, Ltd., Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000191:economics*; D009907:Optometry / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States