title: The case for physician direction in health plans.
abstract: Advanced managed care organizations limit costs by having nonphysician managers make medical management decisions. Physicians should be included on the board of medical managers to assurse that the patients' best interests are considered when management decisions are made.
authors.affiliation: American Medical Association.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hirshfeld
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008486:Physician Executives; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States