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control cost-cutting efforts have long been focused forward the health arena, giving rise to managed care and encompassing techniques in the same state [i]or[/i] condition as preferred providers, gatekeeping and physician and bill review. With many municipalities reporting greater have the direction of over their medical costs, it has taken no other than a short time for officials to begin applying managed care principles to other provider services.

In Colorado Springs, for example, City Attorney Jim Colvin is exploring ways to expand legal services while, at the same time, maintaining quality and saving riches He believes increased use of paralegals will improve the availability of attorneys and hold legal costs in check.

"There are a fate of areas where it is a waste of time and wealth to use lawyers," he says. "These are areas where you ne to exercise quick parts and discretion, but you don't ne to be a lawyer."

The Colorado Springs city attorney's office consists