title: Managed care strategies for rural providers.
abstract: The increasing prevalence of managed care outside of urban centers is forcing many healthcare providers in rural areas to carefully evaluate the demand for their services and their ability to exert leverage in pricing services. Rural providers often face different challenges and employ different strategies than their urban counterparts, but quality, cost, and access remain critical components common to both urban and rural providers.
authors.affiliation: Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D017722:Hospital Charges; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States