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The Five Stages of Managed Care: Strategies for Providers, HMO's and Suppliers
Russell C. Coile, Jr.
Health Administration Press
1997
268 pages
Paper

The author defines the five stages of managed care and examines strategies providers and payers can use to succeed today and prepare for the healthcare delivery system of tomorrow. Examples of delivery systems throughout the country illustrate which markets are at which stage and provide insight into successful strategies and potential pitfalls.

Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work
I. Donald Snook, Jr.
Aspen
1991
288 pages
Hardcover

Contains chapters on managed care and hospitals and alternative delivery systems. Topics addressed include new responsibilities of hospital trustees, hospital consolidations and reorganizations, ambulatory care centers, risk management and market research.

Making Managed Healthcare Work: A Practical Guide to Strategies and Solutions
Peter Boland
Aspen
1992
602 pages
Hardcover

A strategic approach to managed care that is practical, performance-based, and results-oriented. Offers a comprehensive guide to developing and implementing a new strategic approach to managed care.

New Century Healthcare: Strategies for Providers, Purchasers, and Plans
Russell C. Coile, Jr.
Health Administration Press
2000
260 pages
Paper

This new book picks up where the author's popular book Five Stages of Managed Care left off. Gain insight into what healthcare delivery will be like as it moves beyond managed care. Coile forecasts the trends for everything from health plans to provider organizations to purchasers, as well as examines such timely topics as complementary medicine, consumer choice, physician practice management, and capitation.