title: Physician integration: the community health center collaboration option.
abstract: New strategies are emerging to help health systems reduce overhead cost related to physician integration as the industry enters healthcare reform. Community health centers (CHCs) will be expanding due to increased funding included in reform legislation. A health system-CHC collaboration agreement can achieve mutually beneficial goals, including expansion of primary care, reduction in operating expenses, and EHR development.
authors.affiliation: Health Consulting Partners, Green Bay, WI, USA. gary@health-cp.com
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewins
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D018166:Health Care Reform; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States