title: Managing in a merger and acquisition era.
abstract: Medical group administrators are quickly learning what big business has known for years-mergers and acquisitions represent a new and powerful option. If this option is to be employed successfully, however, group management has to understand the terms and be prepared well before merger or acquisition talk begins.
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Holdren
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting; D005375:Financial Audit; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics*; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States