title: Management services organization for group practices.
abstract: This article analyzes why management service organizations (MSOs) have become the major interface between group practices and managed care organizations as well as their advantages and disadvantages. It provides this information in the context of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's development and operation of an MSO in the Dallas/Fort Worth market.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Health Systems, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Selby
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005376:Financial Management; D005544:Forecasting; D006123:Group Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D013781:Texas