title: Merger mania lures many hospitals. While others still stand alone.
abstract: During the past five years, more hospital affiliations, consolidations, and mergers have been announced than ever before. Why the urge to merge? The answer is being driven in part by economics and the shift away from inpatient care, in part by managed care, and in part by the current regulatory climate.
authors.affiliation: Communications and Member Services, New Jersey Hospital Association, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Czajkowski
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009515:New Jersey