Benko Laura B
Mod Healthc. 2005 Oct 3;35(40):6-7, 16, 1.
Consolidation in the industry made bigger strides last week, with two large managed-care deals and an information technology merger. While some fear the insurer deals will put even more price pressure on physicians and hospitals, the GE Healthcare-IDX merger drew some praise. James Thrall, left, of Massachusetts General Hospital, says it's likely to improve integration of radiology systems.
上周该行业的合并取得了更大进展，出现了两笔大型管理式医疗交易和一起信息技术并购案。虽然有些人担心保险公司的交易会给医生和医院带来更大的价格压力，但通用电气医疗集团与IDX的合并赢得了一些赞誉。马萨诸塞州总医院的詹姆斯·思拉尔（左）表示，这可能会改善放射科系统的整合。
