
ERIC Number: EJ516425
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Can Academic Medical Centers Compete in a Managed Care System?
Kralewski, John E.; And Others
Academic Medicine, v70 n10 p867-72 Oct 1995
This article proposes that in order for academic medical centers to compete with successful group practices, health maintenance organizations, and integrated health service networks, they must form clinical faculty into a competitive medical group with more price-competitive and user-friendly services, restructure clinical training to be more relevant to emerging practice, and clearly delineate funding streams and identify cross-subsidies. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, Clinical Experience, Clinics, College Faculty, Competition, Financial Support, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Professional Education, Program Administration, Resource Allocation, Teaching Hospitals
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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