Columbia HCA Healthcare Corporation

Consult was a newsletter directed to physicians affiliated with Columbia HCA hospitals in Broward Country, Florida. As the controversy over managed care became more heated, the publication served as a vehicle for announcing new policies or for explaining how doctors could benefit from the company's various programs.

"With healthcare dollars continuing to shrink, managed care clearly represents the wave of the future for individual healthcare providers and hospitals. For many physicians, however, the risks associated with capitation and participation in other at-risk contracts still outweigh any potential benefits..."