title: Trends in managed care organizations: implications for the physician executive.
abstract: The rapid change in the managed health care industry is placing substantial demands on the managerial and leadership skills of physician executives. These changes are forcing a reevaluation of the fundamental principles of managed care organizations, specifically in terms of patient satisfaction, cost containment, and quality health care. Additionally, the physician executive will be confronted with substantial issues concerning future staffing needs. This article assesses the health care industry's environment to suggest where managed care is going and how physician executives should position themselves to optimize their position in the marketplace.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. rhudak@usuhs.mil
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hudak
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Barkley
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010823:Physician Assistants; D008486:Physician Executives; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States