title: Chock-full of change. Opportunities, and perils, abound as industry continues to evolve.
abstract: Tighten your belt and hold onto your wallet: Another year of change looms for healthcare. In a 1999 outlook report, our staff tells all about Medicare cutbacks, managed-care turbulence and a looming crisis in skilled nursing. And everyone is braced for the appearance of that ugly year-2000 computer bug.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bellandi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rauber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hensley
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pallarito
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissey
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hallam
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaklevic
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shinkman
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Limbacher
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authors.lastname: Saphir
mesh_terms: D002910:Chronology as Topic; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D005607:Fraud / Q000639:trends; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000639:trends; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000639:trends; D007750:Labor Unions / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000639:trends; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000639:trends; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States