title: Dialysis facility joint ventures--current structures and issues.
abstract: With the ongoing consolidation of the health care industry, including renal care, providers and physicians alike are using joint ventures as a means to partner on business transactions. This article discusses the expanding use of joint ventures in health care, including the dialysis industry, and looks at the types of structures being utilized and key legal concerns relating to such structures and issues.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Department, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pristave
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011050:Policy Making; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States