Health care clusters in hospitals: the market audit and frameworks for planning.
Many hospitals are turning to cluster relationships to gain the benefits of diversification without the troubles of increased capital costs and management conflicts. The goal of healthcare clusters is to provide a continuum of care to a defined geographic region through integration of referral and payment systems. To aid in successful planning for healthcare clusters, a market audit and frameworks for examining the current healthcare market are presented.
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University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
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D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006752:Hospital Planning; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States