title: Healthcare joint ventures a CFO primer.
abstract: Joint ventures can spread costs across the partners and bring in cash. Partners should be chosen carefully, taking into account expertise and resources offered, reputation, and benefits to be gained from the deal. Even after the joint venture is in place, it needs to be monitored regularly.
authors.affiliation: Deloitte & Touche LLP, Financial Advisory Services Group, Houston, USA. jboettiger@deloitte.com
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Boettiger
authors.forename: Teresa T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D032982:Contracts; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics*; D017008:Negotiating; D014481:United States