title: To centralize or not centralize.
abstract: Not-for-profit systems increasingly are turning to centralized management systems in an effort to reduce duplication of services at local hospitals and to save money. At the same time, some for-profit systems are abandoning their traditional centralized philosophies and are eliminating services provided by the corporate office, often as a result of having to shoulder heavy debt loads.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Greene
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Nemes
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002497:Centralized Hospital Services / Q000191:economics*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States