title: Managing data in a managed care environment.
abstract: Since managed care differs from fee-for-service systems, practices should use this environment as an opportunity to examine their present data collection processes and think of the best way to integrate them into their daily operations. The power of marketing, financial, and quality-management data will be realized when managed care contract negotiations arise and when practices operate from a position of financial strength.
authors: Department of Health Management Systems at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Kiel
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration; D002204:Capitation Fee; D003406:Credentialing; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods; D008499:Medical Records; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States