title: Joint ventures for mobile equipment reduce hospital costs.
abstract: Many hospitals cannot afford to purchase all of the high-technology equipment necessary to provide a full range of services. Healthcare organizations should consider entering a joint venture to gain access to mobile equipment. However, changes pending in Washington (see Up-data, p. 5) dictate caution for all healthcare joint ventures, particularly those involving physician investments.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008004:Licensure; D006278:Medicare; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States