Deregulation of the health care industry: implications of financial change.
DRG-style prospective reimbursement has the potential to act as a destabilizing and deregulating force in the health care industry. The consequences of deregulation are anticipated to include: corporate capture of the delivery system: increased physician investment in the delivery process; shift in governance from the community to the national marketplace; changes in utilization patterns; re-emphasis on market shares; intensification of ambulatory care strategies; changes in the intensity of diagnostic services; new directions in corporate reorganization; and the rise of the chief financial officer.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000639:trends*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States