title: Operators are owning up. While hospital management firms say they don't target their clients for acquisition, such deals can make sense once conflicts are addressed.
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
mesh_terms: D002567:Certificate of Need; D003164:Competitive Bidding; D003253:Consultants; D003284:Contract Services / Q000941:ethics*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D006075:Governing Board / Q000941:ethics*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000941:ethics*; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D010067:Ownership; D014481:United States