title: Starting a joint venture kidney stone center.
abstract: When considering a joint venture, hospitals should evaluate the risks and benefits associated with cooperating with a major competitor. Factors to be analyzed during the decision-making process include: goals, medical staff involvement, corporate strategies, financial considerations, volume considerations, market share, environmental influences and level of competition. Hospitals can join forces to extend their medical services into new areas.
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006040:Goals; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000191:economics*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010934:Planning Techniques