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Healthcare Management: Managed Care Organisations and Instruments

Amelung, Volker Eric

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISBN:	3-642-38711-X (364238711X)
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-38711-1 (9783642387111)
New Edition:	3-662-59567-2
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2013
Publish Date:	01/14
Weight:	1.27 Lbs.
Pages:	267
Subject Class:	M-A (Medical Administration and Health Policy)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Abstract:

Within the international discussion on the structure of healthcare systems, managed care is an increasingly important topic. Over more than twenty years managed care approaches have fundamentally influenced healthcare systems in terms of patient orientation, efficiency, and quality. Experts assume that up to 20% of healthcare expenses can be saved by applying high-quality managed care approaches. By using suitable organisational forms and management principles, not only can costs be reduced, but the quality of medical service provision can be augmented. Managed care is therefore much more than a cost-cutting strategy. The goal of this book is to offer a systematic overview of the organisational forms and management instruments implemented in managed care. Advocates consider managed care to be a logical and necessary developmental step in modern healthcare systems. An increase in quality and at the same time a reduction of costs is not seen as contradictory but rather as consistent. Therefore, managed care is a response to changed challenges in the provision of healthcare.

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