title: Finding the best response to health system reform: medical practice mergers.
abstract: Though specific legislation to revamp the nation's health care system may be more than a year away, health system reform has already impacted physician practices in a number of ways. This first in a series of two articles on finding the best response to health system reform overviews how practices have been affected and outlines physician considerations in merging practices.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cassidy
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006123:Group Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence