Pollock K J, Zupko K A
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1998 Feb;31(1):221-35. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70040-2.
The method of health care financing and delivery has evolved over the last decade with managed care making a clinical and financial impact on otolaryngology practices. The trend is for third-party payers to shift the financial risk of delivering care to the physicians. Otolaryngologists must now be versed in reading and negotiating managed care contracts and be cognizant of the business processes in their practice. Otolaryngology practices of the 90s will have to demonstrate competence in their ability to standardize administrative processes and contain administrative costs.
