title: The re-emergence of clinical service line management.
abstract: As healthcare leaders are positioning their organizations for a more competitive environment characterized by expanding consumer choice models, they are renewing their attention on organizing along clinical service lines. Bringing together clinical services in ways meaningful to patients can improve quality b better integrating care, while at the same time strengthening an organization's market position and creating new opportunities for increased physician collaboration--from collaborative planning to management to economic participation.
authors.forename: Bonnie K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Litch
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006739:Hospital Administration; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011357:Product Line Management; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States