title: Strategic alliances and hospitals: a US perspective.
abstract: The number of hospital providers in the USA is shrinking and the market is becoming increasingly competitive. Many financially challenged hospital institutions are searching for a better way to compete. Contends that strategic alliances offer many attractive solutions for hospital management which include: scale economies, relative low cost for risk sharing and improved efficiency. Argues that the future of alliances focuses on capitation, quality information systems for co-ordination, and the continuum of care which a strategic alliance can provide to a community.
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cardwell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bolon
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006075:Governing Board; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010067:Ownership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States