title: Finding the right chemistry.
abstract: For most hospital executives, learning that a physician group on their staff plans to affiliate with a practice management company causes significant concern. Unsettling images of a widening gulf between physicians and the hospital, accompanied by struggles over ancillary services, come to mind.
authors.affiliation: W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital, Jackson.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fojtasek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vanwagnen
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008824:Michigan; D017008:Negotiating; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*