title: Benchmarks of successful physician-hospital organizations.
abstract: In recent years, there have been a proliferation of physician-hospital organizations (PHOs) in the medical community across the country. To date, many of them have been ineffective with unproven track records. This article will explore some of the benchmarks of successful PHOs.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010934:Planning Techniques; D018511:Systems Integration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States