Cutchin L M
Group Pract J. 1980 Dec;29(12):15-7.
Group practices enter into a satellite program for many different reasons, the most frequent probably being an effort to expand their referral base. But establishing a successful satellite system is always difficult; either the satellite service area overlaps and intrudes into someone else's "territory" or the area in which the satellite is located has no other pre-existing medical support services of any kind, in which case a group's attempt to "fill the void" often feels like stepping into it. This latter case could have been the fate for the Tarboro Clinic had we not been fortunate enough to become involved in a unique partnership alliance to bring quality health care services to eastern North Carolina.
集团诊所参与卫星项目的原因多种多样，最常见的可能是为了扩大其转诊来源。但建立一个成功的卫星系统总是困难重重；要么卫星服务区相互重叠并侵入他人的“领地”，要么卫星所在区域没有任何现有的其他医疗支持服务，在这种情况下，一个集团试图“填补空白”往往感觉像是陷入了空白。如果我们没有足够幸运地参与到一个独特的合作联盟中，为北卡罗来纳州东部提供优质医疗服务，那么塔伯勒诊所可能就会是后一种情况。
