The emergency department under managed care: exploring an alternative model.
An obvious emphasis by managed care organizations is to limit emergency department care to only the most emergent patients. The result? A "lean & mean" department. However, another approach would be to encourage emergency department care--it offers more comprehensive services to both the managed care organization and the patient. And this professional paper explains how it's possible.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354-0200, USA.
D002140:California; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D017146:Models, Organizational