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D C Coddington

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Strategies for survival in the hospital industry.

Hospitals, besieged by new competitors and pressured to cut costs, are entering a new and unfamiliar environment. As usage declines and the government's new prospective payment system makes itself felt, hospitals are feeling the pinch. Nonprofit hospitals face competition from newer, for-profit providers of health care. These authors discuss the factors that have led some hospitals to close and forced most others to consider how they can lower costs while maintaining high-quality care. Several strategies exist to help hospitals cope with their new problems. The authors point out the advantages and disadvantages of downsizing, diversification, and joint ventures, among other practical measures that hospitals can take.

Cost Control↗
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Capital and medical groups. Key issues facing physicians and practice administrators.

More and more physician groups are considering taking a capital partner, whether a physician practice management company, a hospital or other organization. But physicians have questions about how partnership will affect their salary in the short and long run, whether it will affect practice overhead, quality of care and physician control. They also want to know what to do if the relationship doesn't work out. This article answers those questions and recommends that groups do a careful self-evaluation and scrutinize any potential partners before making a move.

Administrative Personnel↗