Vertical integration in health services: theory and managerial implications.
A vertically integrated health care system is an arrangement whereby a health care organization offers, either directly or through others, a broad range of patient care and support services. This article discusses the market forces and strategic considerations driving the recent trend toward vertical linkages in health care markets and examines some of the managerial implications and issues associated with this vertical restructuring trend.
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Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle.
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