title: Outlook 1997. Batten down the hatches. Execs need to prepare for scrutiny of deals by citizens, regulators and the media.
abstract: Our reporters make their prognostications for a dozen major segments of the healthcare industry in 1997. A common thread runs through them: as mergers and consolidations continue to sweet through the industry, communities and regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about whether the public interest is being served. And, our reporters say, scrutiny of such deals is going to get even more intense.
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Japsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pallarito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shinkman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kertesz
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaklevic
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissey
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authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moore
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authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000639:trends; D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000639:trends*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D005544:Forecasting; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000639:trends; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000639:trends; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States