PHOs (physician hospital organization) boast more cost-effective delivery of services.
The relatively new concept of physician hospital organizations is gaining strength in the managed-care world. PHOs exist to make and maintain contractual arrangements--especially between employer groups and healthcare providers--and provide information services, physician referrals, utilization-management services and more.
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