title: Henry Ford achieves smooth integration.
abstract: Henry Ford saw the value of vertical integration early in the automobile industry and applied it to health care as well when he founded a hospital in 1915 that eventually would anchor the Henry Ford Health System. Provider components include hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, a managed care plan, physician practices, and freestanding outpatient surgery centers. Strong governance and information systems are key to successful integration.
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D019985:Benchmarking; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D008824:Michigan; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009937:Organizational Objectives