MANAGED CARE October 2006. ©MediMedia USA
Vol. 15, No. 10
October 2006
Cover Story
Better Information for P&T Committees
Health plans are devising ways to pull together more information to help P&T committees do their job.
IT Links Between Hospitals and Payers
In Pittsburgh, payers and hospitals talk in a language each understands — or at least their computers do. They get instant verification of coverage and better discharge planning.
Q&A With Arthur Caplan, Bioethicist
Yesteryear's science fiction has become today's technology, but some questions are constant. What are the moral implications of our policies and institutions?
Clinical Administrator: It's a Tough Job
There are plenty of success stories with a plot line that hinges on physicians who become health plan executives. But there isn't always a happy ending.
- So You Want To Be a Manager? [Medical Director]
- From Pharmacist to Manager, With Many Hurdles Along the Way [Pharmacy Director]
A Case for Tightly Organized Doc Groups
A new report offers more evidence for the view that large groups with strong management and advanced information technology offer better care by many yardsticks.
DEPARTMENTS
Slow and steady.
Wellness is a daunting challenge.
News and Commentary
Bush backs "transparency."
Consumers Union, Medco join forces.
For physicians, pay outpaces production.
Push for evidence-based medicine.
Improved intraocular lens implants.
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