A major outcome of managed care is that managed care organizations such as hospitals
a. Assume financial risk, as well as provide care.
b. Focus more on individual illness.
c. Decrease discharge planning activities.
d. Have increased lengths of stay.
ANS: A
As a result of managed care and prospective payment systems, the managed care organization assumes financial risk, in addition to providing patient care. The organization's focus of care shifts from individual illness care to concern for the health of its covered population. If people stay healthy, the cost of medical care declines. Soon after prospective payment began, hospitals started to increase discharge planning activities, and lengths of stay began to shorten.
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