vides brief review of the managed care concept, while the second major section, "Changes," reviews the mechanisms though which managed care has, is, or likely will change the delivery of surgical care to patients, the third major section, "Outcomes," reviews outcome in the delivery of surgical care to patients that are attributable to changes introduced by managed care, and the fourth major section, "Summary," considers the outlook for the future of surgical care.
The findings of the literature review are presented in this section. The findings are presented in relation to (1) Background, (2) Change, (3), Outcomes, and (4) Summary.
Changing social structures are leading to evolving approaches to the delivery of health care. The roles of the various professional providers of health care also are in a state of transition. Societ
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