title: Is going it alone still an option for your hospital? Yes!
abstract: The frantic pace of health care changes is leading many independent hospitals to join or affiliate with other organizations, while some are building more informal partnerships. Is independence still a viable, sustainable business model for any hospital?
authors.forename: Haydn
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations