title: Owning a physician practice. Anatomy of a turnaround.
abstract: While many organizations are divesting their physician practices, Integris Health System decided to stick with theirs. Here's how they cut their losses by more than half in one year and plan to break even by next year.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glabman
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006075:Governing Board; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D009825:Oklahoma; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase / Q000191:economics; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*