Best outcomes may be salvation for shriveling managed care cost savings
Egger, E.
Health Care Strategic Management 17(3): 12-13
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0742-1478 PMID: 10351641 Document Number: 502577
The "easy" managed care cost savings that come from provider discounts are coming to an end, but an answer for managed care may be to find ways to cut costs and improve quality through best outcomes, writes Ed Egger.
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