title: Emergency Medical Services for Children managed care white paper series: introduction.
abstract: The introduction of managed care principles profoundly changed the delivery of health care in the United States. The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program has developed a series of white papers to address the impact of managed care on the emergency care system for children and adolescents. We hope that these white papers will focus discussions among managed care organizations, health care providers, and the public in ways that will lead to improvement in the system of care available to children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Resource Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. jmwilliams@emscnrc.com
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moody-Williams
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Athey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States