Specialty Care in the Era of Managed Care

Download or read book Specialty Care in the Era of Managed Care written by John A. Kastor and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. John A. Kastor has studied two leading centers in specialty care, the Cleveland Clinic and the University Hospitals of Cleveland, to learn what these institutions are doing to survive in the current era. Using the findings of more than two hundred interviews with physicians, administrators, investigators, and trustees, the author describes in detail these rival organizations, their individual struggles against the economic pressures presented by managed care, and their sometimes bitter competition for patients.