The managerial revolution in the U.S. health care sector: lessons from the U.S. economy.
The U.S. health care sector is following the path of the revitalized U.S. economy with the creation of focused health care factories that provide coordinated care primarily for high-cost chronic diseases, disabilities, and surgical procedures, and with increased response to the demands of hard-working, well-educated Americans for convenience and support. Everything-for-everybody vertically integrated systems and managed care organizations will be sorely tested by these efficient, consumer-friendly innovations. This managerial revolution will create substantial opportunities for important health care administration research.
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Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
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