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Physician control of health care delivery in the managed care environment
1Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann, P.C., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA.
New Jersey Medicine : the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
Managed care is a part of nearly every physician's practice. Physicians need not, however, lose control of their practices. By taking predetermined risks, physicians can maintain control over the quality of medical care, the manner in which that care is provided, their incomes, and their futures.
Insights
Physicians can retain practice control within managed care by accepting predetermined risks. This strategy allows doctors to manage medical quality, care delivery, income, and future practice direction effectively.
Area of Science:
- Medical Practice Management
- Healthcare Policy
- Physician Economics
Background:
- Managed care is integral to modern medical practice.
- Physicians face challenges in maintaining autonomy within managed care systems.
- Understanding physician control in managed care is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how physicians can maintain control over their practices under managed care.
- To identify strategies for physicians to manage quality, income, and future direction.
- To analyze the role of risk-taking in physician practice autonomy.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of physician practice management within managed care frameworks.
- Examination of risk-sharing arrangements in healthcare.
- Review of factors influencing physician control over medical quality and income.
Main Results:
- Physicians can maintain significant control by accepting predetermined risks.
- Risk-taking enables physicians to influence care quality and delivery methods.
- Autonomy over income and future practice is achievable through strategic risk management.
Conclusions:
- Managed care does not necessitate a loss of physician control.
- Strategic risk acceptance empowers physicians to shape their practice environment.
- Physicians can proactively manage their practices for sustained success in managed care.