title: Virtual integration, less costly than vertical integration, allows organizations to focus on core competencies. Case study.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003284:Contract Services; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007629:Kentucky; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009657:North Carolina; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D018511:Systems Integration