1999
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.24.5.518.2515
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The Importance of Management for Understanding Managed Care

Abstract: This paper argues that the concept of management is critically important for understanding managed care. A proper interpretation of management is needed before a positive account of the ethics of managed care can be constructed. The paper discusses three aspects of management: administrative, clinical, and resource management, and compares the central commitments of traditional medical practice with those of managed care for each of these aspects. In so doing, the distinctive conceptual features of the managed… Show more

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“…Clinicians are obliged to consider not only the well-being of an individual patient, but also the economic and management aspects of their practice to realize fair distribution of resources among possible patients ( 19 , 34 ). In the absence of appropriate clinical management, some people who are in need of medical support may not benefit from the care services provided by the medical institution.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Clinicians are obliged to consider not only the well-being of an individual patient, but also the economic and management aspects of their practice to realize fair distribution of resources among possible patients ( 19 , 34 ). In the absence of appropriate clinical management, some people who are in need of medical support may not benefit from the care services provided by the medical institution.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Con el propósito de minimizar los costos y maximizar la provisión eficiente de los servicios, las reformas sanitarias de los años noventa en América Latina han defendido el establecimiento de un conjunto de parámetros administrativos conocidos con el nombre de "medicina gestionada", a través de los cuales se busca influir en las decisiones clínicas de los médicos por medio de incentivos financieros para que estos restrinjan al má-ximo las hospitalizaciones, las pruebas y los procedimientos, con el objeto de corregir el antiguo sistema de pago por servicio en el que los médicos se excedían en el uso de los recursos sanitarios. Los defensores de la "medicina administrada" arguyen que el paradigma de la medicina tradicional le ha dado mucho énfasis al buen manejo de lo clínico, dejando de lado los aspectos administrativos y financieros, los cuales también afectan el desempeño de la atención sanitaria (26). Ciertamente, las decisiones clínicas deben tener en cuenta la forma como los recursos de la sociedad se utilizan y administran; no obstante, es importante recalcar que estos niveles deben pensarse para mejorar la atención sanitaria y no para sacrificarla en aras de las ganancias económicas.…”
Section: Las Discusiones Se Han Centrado En Asuntos Formales Y No Hayunclassified