title: Some trends affecting the organization of health services.
abstract: Economic forces present many challenges to the health care delivery systems. This study identifies national and international trends which will shape the future organization of health care delivery in the United States. The author advocates competition with health organizations developing from individual communities. He also suggests that physicians aggregate on a large scale in health maintenance organizations to compete technologically with hospitals to increase efficiency.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004465:Economic Competition; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States