Question

After defining the importance of service area in health care,  how does managed care penetration affect service area definition?

Answer 1

Service in heath care1

1. A business entity that provides inpatient or outpatient testing or treatment of human disease or dysfunction; dispensing of drugs or medical devices for treating human disease or dysfunction.

. 2. A procedure performed on a person for diagnosing or treating a disease. Background Survey studies have shown that physicians believe managed care is having significant. Impact of managed care on many of their professional obligations. ... Most respondents indicated that under managrnphysicians are less able to avoid conflicts of interest and less able to place the best interests of patients first.