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Med Group Manage J
; 47(2): 16-23, 2000.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10787723
ABSTRACT
This paper reviews briefly the history of managed care, and then analyzes the economic rationale underlying the present dynamics of the marketplace. With this background, the paper postulates what the ultimate delivery system should be: the virtual clinic. It includes a proposed micro-model that could evolve into a macro-institution driven by the two essential elements of the market: equity and efficiency.