MSO (medical services organizations)--the new new kid on the block?
In response to pressures on the practice of medicine, new practice management styles and organizations are being created to meet market demands. Managed care environments have encouraged the development of IPAs, closed panel HMOs, and other corporate structures to provide care for their patients. Early resistance of physicians to joining in administrative arrangements has now melted. Providers are beginning to adopt the philosophy of joining resources for survival and to improve market penetration. Physician executives must keep their minds open to the possibility that these provider-based organizations will occur even in the most unlikely places.
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