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Describe and evaluate the strategies that a managed care organization can use to involve physicians in managed care processes.

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This solution explains the strategies to involve physicians in managed care processes. The sources used are also included in the solution.

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The managed care organization can use strategies to involve physicians at different stages of the managed care process. At the first stage physicians should be involved in evaluating health care facilities in the network. The evaluation of this step is that physicians can help make decisions relating to treatment provided, competence of personnel, and facilities available. However, they may not be qualified in making business related decisions.

The physicians should be involved in setting standards for selecting providers. The evaluation is that physicians can set quality related ...

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