Shaw Diana V
Brigham and Women's OBGYN Department, Harvard Medical School, USA.
J Health Care Finance. 2003 Spring;29(3):28-37.
The concerns over ever-rising health care costs has motivated physicians, hospitals, and insurance carriers to search for ways to increase efficiency, decrease costs, and maintain or improve quality. Mergers have been recognized as having the capability to accomplish all three goals-but not without some concerns. This article's intent is to provide the reader with basic knowledge that will assist in understanding the discussion regarding the appropriateness of mergers in health care. It reviews issues raised by mergers and examines a few case studies of merged health care organizations.
对医疗保健成本不断上涨的担忧促使医生、医院和保险公司寻求提高效率、降低成本并维持或提高质量的方法。合并已被认为有能力实现所有这三个目标——但并非没有一些担忧。本文旨在为读者提供基础知识，以帮助理解有关医疗保健领域合并是否合适的讨论。它回顾了合并引发的问题，并研究了一些合并后的医疗保健组织的案例。
