Hospital-sponsored group practice.
Henry Ford Hospital, a 1,000-bed institution in central Detroit, is being developed into a "center of excellence" with expansion of ambulatory care to suburban satellite clinics. A hospital-based HMO has been started in an effort to cut costs, decentralize care, and provide an alternative to Blue Cross. It has been successful and is now being considered as a solution to Michigan's Medicaid problems. Background and analysis follow.
D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D008824:Michigan