title: Identifying comets on the road to integration.
abstract: This article summarizes a national health care association's exploration into the varying nature of developing organized systems of care among its member hospitals and long-term care facilities. Presented here are some key learnings based on an examination of survey and interview data. The perspective taken on the ensuing results relates more to viewing the "surface activity" surrounding the early evolution of organized systems of care. A longer view and more analytical approach will be taken in a future issue on integrated delivery.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Health Association, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fonner
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002641:Chicago; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006302:Health Services Research; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D014481:United States