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.
King
J G
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Legacy Health System, Portland, OR.
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