Building a legacy for the future: creating an integrated health care system.
Local and national market forces of decreasing inpatient utilization and increasing costs paved the way for a major merger involving five hospitals and one home health agency in Portland, Oregon. The result: a health care delivery system that merged corporate cultures, eliminated duplicity, integrated medical and administrative staffs, realized cost containment savings, and effectively responded to market trends toward reform.
Legacy Health System, Portland, OR.
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D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009922:Oregon; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018511:Systems Integration