title: Physician alignment. Long-running trend intensifies because of recession, reform fears.
abstract: Most hospital leaders feel strongly that their future viability depends on the organization's relationship with physicians. Hospitals are using different methods to obtain physician alignment. Also: Challenges in building the medical home.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D005239:Fear; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff; D008511:Medicine; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000639:trends*; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States