title: The economic model for health care delivery. A business plan to create the virtual clinic.
abstract: This paper reviews briefly the history of managed care, and then analyzes the economic rationale underlying the present dynamics of the marketplace. With this background, the paper postulates what the ultimate delivery system should be: the virtual clinic. It includes a proposed micro-model that could evolve into a macro-institution driven by the two essential elements of the market: equity and efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Heartland Cardiovascular Center, Joliet, IL 60435, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Butz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dilday
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018803:Models, Economic; D017146:Models, Organizational