title: Consultants cutting in. Healthcare consulting is seen as a burgeoning business for those who know the steps and can find willing partners.
abstract: Business is flourishing for healthcare consultants, and that's driving an acquisition trend by firms that are already well-known in the market. How has it turned into such a growth industry? While healthcare is booming, it's a dysfunctional and highly fragmented industry that's been slow to adopt IT and has to cope with spiraling inflation. "There's always some trouble spot," says David Auchterlonie, left.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D016361:Bankruptcy; D003253:Consultants; D005376:Financial Management; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D014481:United States