title: The hospital nurse's role in managed care.
abstract: This article describes the staff nurse's role in managed care and can be used by nurse managers in the education process. An obstetric case study demonstrates the potential of increasing patient-care quality while reducing health care cost.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Whittier, Calif.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Rushton
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care