title: Fiscally "fit" in a managed care system.
abstract: As Americans and their employers demand a more cost-effective, coordinated system of health care that achieves good clinical outcomes, managed care is transforming professional nursing. Here's help in understanding how to keep nursing fiscally "fit".
authors.affiliation: Hartley HealthCare Connections, St. Albans, W.V., USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hartley
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care