title: Creating competition and accountability in a changing healthcare environment.
abstract: Many problems in the healthcare system mirror the structure of a competition in which the participants divide--and sometimes destroy--value instead of creating it, according to a recent study. Some healthcare leaders say that these problems can be dealt with by emphasizing accountability throughout a healthcare organization.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004465:Economic Competition; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007858:Learning; D008910:Minnesota; D015279:Organizational Culture; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States