title: Kleinke's "Bleeding Edge" sees utility role for providers.
abstract: Hospitals will evolve into units of health care delivery systems that will eventually resemble utilities, like water and the telephone, according to a new book. Donald E.L. Johnson reviews Bleeding Edge: The Business View of Health Care in the New Century, by J.D. Kleinke, and discusses the strategic implications of Kleinke's predictions.
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mesh_terms: D003361:Cost Allocation; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000639:trends*; D004465:Economic Competition; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States