Providers and payers alike wish to find a method of managing care in a way that would produce the best outcomes. Managed care organisations are increasingly interested in learning to manage the outcome of care rather than just managing the cost of care. It is thought that through a database of outcomes experience, caregivers will know better which treatment modalities result in consistently better outcomes for patients. Outcomes management may lead to the development of clinical protocols. A clinical outcome is the result of medical or surgical intervention or nonintervention. Managed services organisations are now attempting to better manage clinical outcomes for their enrollees to increase the satisfaction of patients and payers while holding down costs.