Open AccessThe impact of managed care on gastroenterology
Author(s) -
Fullerton Steve,
Gitnick Gary
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-9271
pISSN - 1102-4151
DOI - 10.1080/11024159850191599
Subject(s) - medicine , managed care , health care , clinical practice , strategic planning , clinical trial , private practice , operations management , nursing , family medicine , business , marketing , economics , economic growth
Managed care has emerged out o pressures to reduce the high cost of healthcare and has brought about unprecedented change and uncertainty for the specialist. To flourish in a managed care environment the subspecialist will need to rely on strategic planning. Four emerging approached to healthcare lend themselves to strategic planning. They are 1) practice‐based clinical trials, 2) outcomes research, 3) clinical practice guidelines, and 4) systems‐based disease management. This report explains how subspecialists in private practice can participate in and profit from each of these new approaches. Copyright © 1998 Taylor and Francis Ltd.