Spurred by competition and the growth of managed care, providers are seeking new
approaches for satisfying the needs of health care purchases. Increasingly, these …

Others, like me, are grizzled veterans, now entering what sometimes seems like the
umpteenth generation of managed care's evolution in the United States. In truth, this system …

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 …

Health care operations encompass the totality of those health care functions that allow those
who practice health care delivery to do so. As the health care industry undergoes dramatic …

Health care systems help people stay healthy, live with chronic disease or disability, recover
from illness, and cope with dying. Of the more than $2 trillion spent each year on health care …

Abstract For decades the United States health care industry has been operating on its own,
largely ignoring emerging factors such as competition, patient safety, skyrocketing health …

Health maintenance organizations (HMO) s are taking center stage in our nation's move
toward healthcare reform. Issues such as quality, cost, and access to healthcare are critical …

Article-at-a-Glance Background The Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) drew
a record attendance of more than 2,100 to its 15th annual meeting,“Health Services …