title: Linking their futures. Hospitals and physicians meet challenges posed by PHOs.
abstract: Attorneys and executives who have built PHOs say they aren't essential for risk contracting and integrated delivery systems, but are extremely helpful. But they add that skilled, careful planning is key to the ultimate success of any PHO.
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authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States