title: Physician/hospital business relationships. Sorting through the options.
abstract: Providers recognize the critical role of physician/hospital partnerships in the newly emerging health care delivery system. However, the possibilities available for establishing such partnerships can be overwhelming. The authors provide a critical review of the options for physician/hospital business relationships. They emphasize the need to match physician/hospital strategies to local market characteristics, develop market-based business objectives, and structure physician/hospital relationships to support the achievement of business objectives.
authors.affiliation: Chi Systems Division, Superior Consultant Company, Inc., Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zipin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D004465:Economic Competition; D006075:Governing Board; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010067:Ownership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D014481:United States