title: Lessons learned from 10 years of MSO development.
abstract: Lessons learned over 10 years of management services organization (MSO) development can help financial managers increase their healthcare organizations' odds of success in such ventures. If administered appropriately, with a focus on managing and retaining covered lives, MSOs can be valuable vehicles for tying community physicians to organizations interested in developing integrated delivery systems.
authors.affiliation: APM Incorporated Management Consultants, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D006075:Governing Board; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D014481:United States