title: Planning an ambulatory care joint venture.
abstract: This article discusses ambulatory care joint ventures by hospitals and selected members of their medical staffs and emphasizes the resolution of problems in the early planning stages. Failure to follow an orderly and thoughtful planning process not only risks valuable resources of the venture partners, but also jeopardizes the working relationship between the hospital and its medical staff.
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States