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Reports on the oversupply of physicians in the United States and its impact on ophthalmology. Correlation between reducing cost of medical care and physician supply; Trends in medical practice; Growing income for general practitioners; Decreasing income for specialists.

Offers advice on practice management for ophthalmologists in the United States. Taking advantage of the consolidation trend in the managed care industry; Capitalizing on physician networks; Focus on integration and practice effective cost accounting for expense reduction. INSET: The ups and downs of going public..

Offers tips in building eyecare provider networks in the United States. Requirement of understanding requirements of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); Hiring someone with NCQA experience; Importance of physician credentialing. INSET: Physician credentialing--how to do it..

Editorial. Focuses on the US Health Care Financing Administration's imposition of a plan for physicians' fees. Percentage cuts on ophthalmic surgical procedures; Organizations questioning the validity of the proposed methodology; HCFA's neglect to consider the high cost of state-of-the-art equipment; Inaccuracy of allocating indirect cost based on staff time only; HCFA's planned release of study results.