shape up, 1  to assume a specific form: The plan is beginning to shape up. 2  to evolve or develop, especially favorably. 3  to improve one's behavior or performance to meet a required standard. 4  to get oneself into good physical condition. ( 5 of longshoremen) to get into a line or formation in order to be assigned the day's work.
Managed care organizations that value quality and recognize the importance of prevention, wellness, and early intervention can benefit greatly from nurses' expertise in a variety of roles. In turn, nurses can help guide managed care to focus on providing a full range of quality, cost-effective services.
Managed care is a set of techniques designed to make the providers of health care more accountable for the quality of the health care they deliver, for the real resources they burn in the process and for the claims on the GDP they make to reward themselves for whatever health care they deliver to people.