Focus on quality assessment: the need for evaluation.
There is growing concern among purchasers and consumers of health care as well as among regulators that managed care has meant that quality has been sacrificed in the name of cost saving. Employers, as major purchasers, should demand that the managed care organizations they utilize demonstrate high-quality/low-cost care.
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Cornell University Medical College, USA.
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D003363:Cost Control; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States