In this regard, he posed several questions to focus the group's discussion on the topic. To begin the discussion, Dr. Reiser helped to set the stage by stating a definition of managed care. The group used this definition as the starting point for its discussion. Points of discussion are summarized below.
Comments represent the opinions and ideas of individual attendees.
At the clinical level, it is appropriate to deal with the individual to make them well. However, more importantly, we should also focus on keeping populations healthy. IDS provide a good vehicle to combine bedside care and population care. We should also teach more about prevention-it is much cheaper to prevent that to treat. For example, students have little exposure to health economics, health policy, and how to practice in a cost-effective way.