Collaboration: hospitals find that working together is tough, rewarding--and vital.
When two Montana administrators worked together in the 1980s to eliminate duplicative services and technology in their community, competition was the name of the game. But times have changed, and collaboration is coming of age. Executives who have launched collaboration ventures say it was tough going but ultimately rewarding--and vital.
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