25 Health care trends. What's hot, what's not, and what does the future hold.
As we usher in 2003, America's health care system remains in a chaotic state.  Will managed care live or die? Will quality improvement efforts pay off?  Are we ready for the next bioterrorism attack? Will the shortage of physician soon rival the shortage of nurses? To help gauge where health care stands today and what the future holds, The Physician Executive asked doctors who serve on ACPE's peer review panel to list the hottest health care trends in the U.S right now. Then, we took the list to three respected health care futurists -- Leland Kaiser, PhD, Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, and Russel Coile, MBA -- and asked them for their insights on the trends.  Yes, Kaiser, Goldsmith and Coile are opinionated.  Yes, they're controversial.  But no matter whether you agree or disagree with their views, the three health care futurists' comments could spark discussions that will help shape U.S. health care this year and beyond. The trends are presented in no particular order.
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