title: The fading stand-alone hospital.
abstract: A new joint survey by Hospitals & Health Networks and Deloitte & Touche is confirming the shift toward integrated delivery: a majority of survey respondents say they either belong to or are developing an integrated delivery system. But are many integration initiatives all talk and little action? Data analysis reveals that many hospital executives believe they're far more integrated than they really are. Exactly how far has the reality progressed?
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authors.lastname: Cerne
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005544:Forecasting; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States