Rise above anger and frustration over managed care

Article Abstract:

The growing amount of paperwork, smaller fees and facilities cutbacks imposed on physicians by managed care organizations are causing widespread frustration among doctors. Physicians should take solace in the fact that they are more fortunate than many of their patients who are also the victims of the general economic trend toward cost-cutting and profit maximization. They should also realize that their profession is special and that it provides them with a personal degree of satisfaction that other people often do not find in the workplace.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Health Plan Administration, Economic aspects, Column, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Managed care plans (Medical care), Health insurance industry

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Time for physicians to reclaim their role in health care

Article Abstract:

Physicians must reclaim their place as the focal point of the health system if they are to regain the trust of patients and assure a successful future for the American health care system. Several experts agree that integrated systems that have physicians at all levels are the most successful. Physicians must be partners, not employees, of hospitals and must speak up as patient advocates.

Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, Management, Medical care

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