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Managed care at Eisenhower Army Medical Center: an initial experience
S I Reinhart1, F D Anderson, P A Clay
1Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30905, USA.
Military Medicine
|August 1, 1995
Summary
Managed care strategies, including clinical case management, aim to improve healthcare quality while reducing costs. This article reviews principles, implementation, and challenges of these approaches in a military medical center.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Managed care is increasingly important in the healthcare industry.
- The goal is to enhance health care quality and reduce costs.
- Economic pressures drive the adoption of managed care models.
Purpose of the Study:
- Review clinical case management principles.
- Describe the implementation of case management and critical paths at Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
- Elaborate on successful strategies and challenges encountered.
Main Methods:
- Review of clinical case management principles.
- Description of implementation processes.
- Analysis of strategies and encountered difficulties.
Main Results:
- Principles of clinical case management reviewed.
- Implementation details and critical paths at a specific military medical center described.
- Successful strategies and challenges identified.
Conclusions:
- Managed care and clinical case management are key to balancing quality and cost.
- Implementation involves specific strategies and overcoming challenges.
- Ongoing studies will further evaluate these approaches.