Health Care Cost Reengineering Rep. 1998 Feb;3(2):29-31.
Data Benchmarks: No cost-cutting strength in numbers. Health care facilities nationwide have been teaming up to reduce costs, boost profitability, and win managed care contracts. But a new study shows joining hospital alliances produces the opposite: it actually increases health care costs for member organizations. Here are the surprising details.
数量上不存在削减成本的优势。全国的医疗保健机构一直在联合起来以降低成本、提高盈利能力并赢得管理式医疗合同。但一项新研究表明，加入医院联盟会产生相反的效果：实际上会增加成员组织的医疗保健成本。以下是令人惊讶的细节。
