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  • Title: The informatics of health care reform.
    Author: Masys DR.
    Journal: Bull Med Libr Assoc; 1996 Jan; 84(1):11-16. PubMed ID: 8938325.
    Abstract:
    Health care in the United States has entered a period of economic upheaval. Episodic, fee-for-service care financed by indemnity insurance is being replaced by managed care financed by fixed-price, capitated health plans. The resulting focus on reducing costs, especially in areas where there is competition fueled by oversupply of health services providers and facilities, poses new threats to the livelihood of medical libraries and medical librarians but also offers new opportunities. Internet services, consumer health education, and health services research will grow in importance, and organizational mergers will provide librarians with opportunities to assume new roles within their organizations.
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