title: The power of health care value-adding partnerships: meeting competition through cooperation.
abstract: Given the hypercompetitive health care industry, proposing cooperation as a means to survive and prosper appears radical. This article develops a case for the formation of a health care value-adding partnership as a viable, if not preferred, alternative to the integrated health care system owned and controlled by a single entity. The conceptual and the practical aspects of obtaining voluntary cooperation are addressed, and examples of successful value-adding partnerships are presented.
authors: St. Mary's College, Morga, CA.
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Foreman
authors: R D
authors: RD
authors: Roberts
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004465:Economic Competition; D005716:Game Theory; D006126:Group Processes; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010317:Partnership Practice / Q000191:economics