title: Culture clash the impact of culture on physician-hospital integration.
abstract: Hospitals and physicians that are undertaking a merger should take five key steps to avoid a culture clash that could derail the integration initiative: Clearly identify who the physician and hospital leaders will be. Form a small, agile work team to manage the transition. Communicate with staff every step of the way. Be sensitive to feelings of uncertainty that staff may experience as a result of the change. Implement a clear ongoing process to promote cultural alignment.
authors.affiliation: SilverStone Group, Omaha, Neb., USA. mhirschfeld@ssgi.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirschfeld
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States