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K Lumsdon

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PubMed1994

Want to save millions? Innovative teams go out on a limb to shape new cost structures.

Forget the fiddling and tinkering that accompany budget reductions of 2 and 3 percent; in fact, forget the entire status quo of cost containment. Even in markets where managed care is not yet a major force, proactive CEOs in places like Middletown, CT, and Johnson City, TN, are challenging their staffs to undergo the most strenuous fitness tests of their professional lives, as they bring cost-cutting to new levels.

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PubMed1994

For-profits. The right medicine for some markets?

The aggressive systems-building strategies the nation's large for-profit systems are pursuing are shaking up markets across the country. But while some have accused the for-profits of focusing on empire-building, the reality of their strategic implementations is surprisingly complex.

Catchment Area, Health↗
PubMed1994

The AHA's NOVA awards. Making collaboration work.

What do communities as diverse as Akron, OH, Colville, WA, Laconia, NH, Denver and Philadelphia have in common? They all have health care organizations involved in collaborative activities among providers and between providers and community groups. And for their achievements, those organizations are recipients of the AHA's NOVA Award.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Patience & partnership. Health systems cultivate two ingredients to create healthier communities.

With most health care reform proposals calling for a reconfigured delivery system aimed at making health status improvements, the ability to form provider/community partnerships may become a core capability for providers in communities of all types. But a number of barriers must continually be faced, including lack of trust, crumbling infrastructures, scarcity of funding, cultural issues, and others. A look at the "hows" and "whys" behind this crucial area for provider initiatives.

Community Health Services↗