title: Alliances in health care: what we know, what we think we know, and what we should know.
abstract: Alliances are the organizations of the future. This article builds on the lessons from industry identifying important areas requiring definition and basic understanding of alliance structure, process, and outcome in health care services.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Administration and Policy, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaluzny
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ricketts
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States