The Financial Performance of Integrated Health Organizations/PRACTITIONER APPLICATION

The Financial Performance of Integrated Health Organizations/PRACTITIONER APPLICATION

This study examines the impact of integration strategies on the financial performance of hospitals, physicians, and health plans over time. Results from a study of 36 large integrated health organizations (IHOs) suggest that financial performance is adversely affected by the scale of investment in i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of healthcare management 2005-05, Vol.50 (3), p.191
Hauptverfasser: Burns, Lawton R, Gimm, Gilbert, Nicholson, Sean, Muller, Ralph W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alliances
Diversification
Effects
Efficiency
Financial performance
Health care networks
Horizontal integration
Hospital costs
Hypotheses
Integrated delivery systems
Long term health care
Primary care
Profit margins
Profitability
Questionnaires
Statistical analysis
Studies
Vertical integration
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines the impact of integration strategies on the financial performance of hospitals, physicians, and health plans over time. Results from a study of 36 large integrated health organizations (IHOs) suggest that financial performance is adversely affected by the scale of investment in integration but not necessarily by the timing or sequencing of the investments made. The results also suggest that some integration strategies have more detrimental effects on financial performance than do others. Finally, the results show that centralized integrative structures appear more financially successful than are less centralized structures. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1096-9012
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