The re-emergence of the IDS practice model. Cost-driven and community-focused.
Physicians, hospitals and other providers are revisiting the concept of the integrated delivery system (IDS) to confront two challenges likely to remain fixtures on the health care landscape for some time: increasing competition and decreasing medical reimbursement. Forming an IDS often presents a standard set of hurdles for physicians, administrators and staff, but once barriers are overcome, this type of health care delivery system can provide substantial benefits to a community.
MGMA Health Care Consulting Group, USA. dls@mgma.com [corrected]
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