Managed Care Success: Reducing Risk While Increasing Patient Satisfaction: .

The number of malpractice claims and the severity of final judgments c ould explode under managed care. Physicians and managed care organizat ions are on a collision course with malpractice when patient expectati ons are at an all-time high, and pressures of efficiency are constantl y increasing. Defensive medicine — doing procedures or additional tes ts, to protect the provider will no longer work. Utilization controls will penalize you, and ultimately, limit your practice. So what's the s...