Physician-administrator cooperation in the postprofessional era.
The basic question this article seeks to explore is how to reconcile HCO interests and physician interests in a time when interdependence is as high as or higher than ever before, yet once convergent interests appear to be diverging sharply? To do this, the major trends and forces affecting both HCOs and MDs will be outlined; then the issues facing each will be discussed, together with their responses; and finally the key interface problems will be laid out, together with possible strategic approaches.
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