title: The collaborative competitors.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Healthcare System, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wilford
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Annison
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D018854:Managed Competition / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States