title: Positioning against niche competitors to reduce revenue erosion.
abstract: Health care providers around the country face a growing threat from more limited service "niche" providers, often sponsored by specialty physicians. Mark Grube, vice president of Abendshien+Grube Associates, writes that hospitals and health systems may want to consider joint ventures with physicians to counter this trend.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grube
mesh_terms: D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003256:Community Participation; D003710:Demography; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends*; D004470:Economics, Medical; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017048:Health Care Costs; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000191:economics*; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States