| Making acquired physician practices profitable. | |
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PMID: 10164880 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Many healthcare organizations that acquire physician practices do not realize a return on their investments. Instead, acquisitions often create excess capacity, drive up costs, and reduce an organization's ability to attract managed care contracts. Healthcare systems that acquire physician practices can help ensure that the acquisitions will be profitable by recognizing the benefits and eliminating the barriers to integration, developing a shared strategic vision, developing a progressive governance policy, implementing sound financial management, and achieving critical mass over which to spread fixed costs. |
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Authors:
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J E Bolinger; D E Hough |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association Volume: 51 ISSN: 0735-0732 ISO Abbreviation: Healthc Financ Manage Publication Date: 1997 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-03-26 Completed Date: 1997-03-26 Revised Date: 2000-12-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8215859 Medline TA: Healthc Financ Manage Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 67-8, 70-1 Citation Subset: H |
Affiliation:
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Argus/Arista Associates, Northbrook, IL, USA. |
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Decision Making, Organizational Financial Management, Hospital / methods* Group Practice / economics* Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / economics Investments Organizational Objectives Planning Techniques Practice Management, Medical / economics* United States |
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