Multihospital systems: promises and problems.
More and more hospitals are finding benefits in closer relationships with other hospitals. But disadvantages, problems, and conflicts need to be overcome also. The author gives a brief summation of the pros and cons of such arrangements, as well as information on the AHA's Center for Multihospital Systems and Shared Services Organizations.
D000573:American Hospital Association / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services; D014481:United States