Miller S C
Optometric Services Center, American Optometric Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Optom Vis Sci. 1989 Oct;66(10):698-704. doi: 10.1097/00006324-198910000-00007.
Major trends occurring within the health care field will impact on the future practice of optometry. This report reviews several trends relating to cost containment, alternative delivery systems, population demographics, competition, corporate involvement in health care, and health promotion and wellness programs. Predictions are made regarding changes that may occur in optometric practice in the future in response to these emerging health care trends.
医疗保健领域正在出现的主要趋势将对未来的验光实践产生影响。本报告回顾了与成本控制、替代服务提供系统、人口统计学、竞争、企业参与医疗保健以及健康促进和健康计划相关的几个趋势。针对未来验光实践可能因这些新出现的医疗保健趋势而发生的变化进行了预测。