title: Linking primary care centers and hospitals.
abstract: Primary care centers (PCCs) are increasingly entering into linkages with hospitals that go far beyond the traditional arrangements in which the hospitals serve as backups to the PCCs. The linkages can be for managed care purposes, for training of health professionals in primary care settings, or for other reasons. This article explores the advantages of such arrangements, the organizational forms that the linkages can take, the legal issues, and negotiating the deal.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zuvekas
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leifer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000145:classification*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017008:Negotiating; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000145:classification*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000191:economics; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States