Managed care: the answer to quality and cost concerns.
More and more providers and third-party payers are developing or at least participating in 'managed care systems,' which attempt to coordinate the activities of different health care providers in a variety of settings. The authors discuss the reasons behind the push toward managed care, and the ways in which hospitals can respond.
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