Medical economics and the physician-in-training.
The medical environment has undergone many radical changes in the past decade. The advent of "discount medicine" plans, such as PPOs and HMOs, has given new physicians both more choices and more restrictions to consider when planning their practices. The interdependence of physicians and hospitals is discussed.
D004465:Economic Competition; D004470:Economics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States