Specialty Care in the Era of Managed Care: Cleveland Clinic versus University Ho

Description: Specialty Care in the Era of Managed Care by John A. Kastor The insights that emerge from this struggle will be of value to anyone interested in how high-profile hospitals and academic medical centers operate, particularly in economically and socially challenging situations. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Limiting the use of specialists is one of the highest priorities of managed care, which requires patients and their primary care physicians to focus on a health maintenance approach. Preventive medicine programs, encouraged by insurers and HMOs, theoretically reduce the need for expensive specialty care and thus lower overall costs. But where does this leave specialists and their institutions? Dr. John A. Kastor has studied two leading centers in specialty care, the Cleveland Clinic and the University Hospitals of Cleveland, to learn what these institutions are doing to survive in the current era. Using the findings of more than two hundred interviews with physicians, administrators, investigators, and trustees, the author describes in detail these rival organizations, their individual struggles against the economic pressures presented by managed care, and their sometimes bitter competition for patients. The insights that emerge from this struggle will be of value to anyone interested in how high-profile hospitals and academic medical centers operate, particularly in economically and socially challenging situations. Notes Kastor has created a very unique window on our era of hospitals in a time of transition. An intriguing and highly important work. -- Duncan Neuhauser, Case Western Reserve University Author Biography John A. Kastor, M.D., is former chair of the Department of Medicine and a cardiologist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the author of two editions of Arrhythmias; Mergers of Teaching Hospitals in Boston, New York, and Northern California; and Governance of Teaching Hospitals: Turmoil at Penn and Hopkins, which is also available from Johns Hopkins. Table of Contents PrefaceChapter 1. Cleveland and Its Medical CentersChapter 2. Cleveland Clinic: The Clinical FactoryChapter 3. University Hospitals of Cleveland: Turmoil in University CircleChapter 4. University Hospitals of Cleveland: The Farah Walters YearsChapter 5. University Hospitals of Cleveland: New LeadersChapter 6. The New Medical SchoolChapter 7. ConclusionsAppendix 1: IntervieweesAppendix 2: Hospitals in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County in1990 and 2004NotesIndex Review A book that sprinkles tantalizing tidbits and provides a clear-eyed view of the inner workings of Clevelands influential medical institutions. -- Diane Solov Plain Dealer A truthful and probing account... This book should be required reading for the next class of Leadership Cleveland. -- Michael D. Roberts Inside Business Kastor has provided us with a meticulously researched case study whose lessons provide for a better understanding of the challenges facing all in the health care field. -- Pascal James Imperato Pharos Meticulously researched and documented case study... Kastors book is indispensable. -- Jesse Ballenger Bulletin of the History of Medicine Promotional Kastor has created a very unique window on our era of hospitals in a time of transition. An intriguing and highly important work. -- Duncan Neuhauser, Case Western Reserve University Long Description The author has studied two leading centers in specialty care, the Cleveland Clinic and the University Hospitals of Cleveland, to learn what these institutions are doing to survive in the current era. Review Text ""Meticulously researched and documented case study... Kastors book is indispensable."" Review Quote "Meticulously researched and documented case study... Kastors book is indispensable." -- Bulletin of the History of Medicine Details ISBN0801881749 Author John A. Kastor Short Title SPECIALTY CARE IN THE ERA OF M Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801881749 ISBN-13 9780801881749 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2005 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Audience Age 17 Residence US Affiliation Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Balt Subtitle Cleveland Clinic versus University Hospitals of Cleveland Position Professor of Medicine Emeritus DOI 10.1604/9780801881749 NZ Release Date 2005-12-02 US Release Date 2005-12-02 UK Release Date 2005-12-02 Pages 288 Publication Date 2005-12-02 DEWEY 362.1109771 Illustrations 24 Halftones, black and white Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2005-10-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137253133;

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