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Previous Volume 341:1945-1948 December 16, 1999 Number 25

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During the past two decades, a new breed of physician leaders has emerged. These leaders — the medical directors of health plans, medical groups, and independent practice associations (IPAs) — exercise substantial influence over medical practice. Yet little is known about them. By which routes did they come to their jobs? What do they do when they arrive at work each day? What are their beliefs?

In this report we describe the career paths of medical directors, classify the types of medical directors, and describe the varieties of work they do. We contrast the views of medical directors with the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Types of Medical Directors

Career Paths of Medical Directors

Skills of Medical Directors

What Do Medical Directors Do?

Utilization Management

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From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco (T.B.); and the Stanford Coastside Medical Clinic, Half Moon Bay, Calif. (L.C.).

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N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1370-1371, May 4, 2000. Correspondence

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