title: The importance of becoming or staying independent: bucking the consolidation trend.
authors.affiliation: Dialysis Management Inc., Golden, Colo., USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006435:Renal Dialysis