title: Joining forces. Maine hospitals find that cooperation brings results.
abstract: Examples of collaboration among hospitals are becoming the norm and not the exception in Maine, where a recently enacted law is encouraging cooperation. In fact, 21 hospitals in that state belong to a statewide group that meets monthly to develop collaborative solutions to community health concerns in a cost-effective and quality-oriented fashion.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cerne
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008281:Maine