title: M & A: an upside to a down market. Annual review of merger-and-acquisition activity shows a drop in deals in 2008, but the troubled economy may offer opportunities for strong systems.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
mesh_terms: D004181:Directories as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States