title: Managed care and the bottom line of your practice.
abstract: Managed care has greatly influenced the health care industry, particularly with regard to reimbursement for medical services. Managed care has had and continues to have a significant impact on reimbursement for physician services. When contractual relations with managed care companies are initiated and managed by medical practice administrators, the result can be beneficial to a physician practice's financial bottom line. This article discusses the necessity to develop effective working relationships with managed care companies and suggests strategies for establishing fee schedules and negotiating reimbursement contracts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services and Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. harissus@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: Susie T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Kulesher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States