title: Structure follows strategy.
abstract: Establishing the framework for an integrated health network is just one step in a complex process. Those building networks soon realize the skills requirements for network senior management differ from those for senior management in freestanding hospitals. So who will be on the new network management team? Experts say the answer depends on a variety of factors.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sherer
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007857:Leadership; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000592:standards; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States