title: Connecting the dots. In east Tennessee, Wellmont Health System, Mountain States Health Alliance look for masterstroke deals as they expand.
abstract: Wellmont Health System is quickly piecing together a regional system as it battles Mountain States Health Alliance in east Tennessee. Wellmont's latest acquisition takes it into Virginia. Insurers are mixed over whether the rivalry will drive down prices. "Having two systems...theoretically is good. It provides consumer choice just like in any other market-driven business," says John Sorrow, left.
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007629:Kentucky; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D013714:Tennessee; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014768:Virginia