title: Focused factories. Are you ready for the competition?
abstract: Dinosaurs--big body, little brain. That's how one entrepreneur sizes up today's general hospitals. Some analysts and investors agree. They're betting on "focused factories," hospitals that specialize in heart care, orthopedics, and other services. But the so-called dinosaurs are fighting back.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics; D004465:Economic Competition; D004470:Economics, Medical; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007182:Income; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends; D010067:Ownership; D011357:Product Line Management; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States