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N O'Gara

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Managed care strategies for the '90s.

With the proportion of patient care activity controlled by managed care organizations skyrocketing, providers need to study managed care trends, understand their strategic implications, and devise a response to them. Tremendous opportunities exist for hospitals that offer their own managed care programs, as long as they can avoid making costly mistakes. A critical tool is an overall strategy that includes collaboration with physicians, internal organization to manage risk, and direct contracting.

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Direct contract tactic for health care marketplace.

Direct contracting offers an aggressive approach to health care cost containment in an era when employers, patients and providers must do more than just talk about saving dollars. Eliminating the "middleman" through customized insurance plans, direct contracts can combat rising costs. The author explains what hospitals must do to initiate a program.

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