TY - JOUR
T1 - The promise of the brand
T2 - How health system leaders are guiding the transition to health services integration
AU - Zismer, Daniel K.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Many regional (and national) not-for-profit community health systems in the United States were formed from asset mergers. By merging, community hospitals exchanged independence and certain rights of decision making for enhanced access to future investment capital, better payer contracting leverage, centralized corporate support services, and enhanced security in uncertain markets ahead. These hospitals often retained a local governing board; a CEO who reported to that board; and a few areas of purview typically relating to the designs and methods for affiliating and integrating with local physicians, clinical services and programs offered, credentialing and privileging of members of the independent medical staff, and-to a certain extent-definitions of quality and efficiency of the care provided.
AB - Many regional (and national) not-for-profit community health systems in the United States were formed from asset mergers. By merging, community hospitals exchanged independence and certain rights of decision making for enhanced access to future investment capital, better payer contracting leverage, centralized corporate support services, and enhanced security in uncertain markets ahead. These hospitals often retained a local governing board; a CEO who reported to that board; and a few areas of purview typically relating to the designs and methods for affiliating and integrating with local physicians, clinical services and programs offered, credentialing and privileging of members of the independent medical staff, and-to a certain extent-definitions of quality and efficiency of the care provided.
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U2 - 10.1097/00115514-201301000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00115514-201301000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 23424815
AN - SCOPUS:84874973488
VL - 58
SP - 12
EP - 14
JO - Hospital and Health Services Administration
JF - Hospital and Health Services Administration
SN - 1096-9012
IS - 1
ER -