Contracting for outpatient surgical services.
This article provides a review of factors that influence a managed care entity's choice of a provider of outpatient surgical services. In reviewing issues, this article also provides practical guidance to the outpatient surgery center with respect to the pricing and marketing of its services. Finally, the article provides an overview of both business and legal issues relating to managed care contracting choices.
Pristave
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Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, USA.
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