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ERIC Number: EJ547722
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
To Protect Their Teaching Hospitals, Some Universities Start Their Own Health Maintenance Organizations.
Mangan, Katherine S.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n43 pA33-A34 Jul 3 1997
The University of Texas is one of a number of universities entering the managed-care business to hold on to their teaching hospitals' niche in a radically-altered health-care market. The process is expensive, and observers worry that the institutions are underestimating the risks involved. Some have been relatively successful, and feel medical students will benefit. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Competition, Educational Economics, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services, Higher Education, Medical Services, Risk, School Responsibility, Teaching Hospitals, Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Texas