Healthc Benchmarks. 1998 Oct;5(10):150-1.
Henry Ford saw the value of vertical integration early in the automobile industry and applied it to health care as well when he founded a hospital in 1915 that eventually would anchor the Henry Ford Health System. Provider components include hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, a managed care plan, physician practices, and freestanding outpatient surgery centers. Strong governance and information systems are key to successful integration.
亨利·福特早在汽车行业发展初期就意识到了垂直整合的价值，并在1915年创办了一家医院时将其应用于医疗保健领域，这家医院最终成为了亨利·福特医疗系统的核心。医疗服务提供方组成部分包括医院、家庭健康机构、疗养院、一个管理式医疗计划、医生诊所，以及独立的门诊手术中心。强有力的管理和信息系统是成功整合的关键。
