title: Hospital-physician alignment: no decision is a decision.
abstract: Deliberate discussions on hospital-physician alignment or relationships are critical as a strategy to manage the effect of healthcare reform. There are many competitive threats to be considered in hospital-physician alignment. Hospitals and physicians should take careful steps to determine the structure and needs of each group in development of a high-quality healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: MedSynergies Inc., Irving, Texas, USA. jthomas@medsynergies.com
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D018166:Health Care Reform; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D014481:United States