Hospital acquisition or management contract: a theory of strategic choice. Academic Article

abstract

• Differences in the mission of the hospital and the multihospital system are key elements underlying the development of a management contract. Preliminary analysis suggests that the number of potential new acquisitions is severely limited, that contract management is not a stepping stone to acquisition, and that many recent management contracts appear to be attempts to overcome problems beyond the hospital's and the contractor's direct control.

authors

• Morrisey, Michael

published proceedings

• Health Care Manage Rev

author list (cited authors)

• Morrisey, M. A., & Alexander, J. A.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Morrisey, MA||Alexander, JA

publication date

• January 1987

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Health Care Management Review  Journal

keywords

• Contract Services
• Decision Making
• Financial Management
• Health Facilities
• Health Facility Merger
• Hospitals, Proprietary
• Hospitals, Voluntary
• Multi-Institutional Systems
• Operations Research
• Organizational Objectives
• United States

PubMed Central ID

• 3692847

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/00004010-198701240-00007

start page

• 21

end page

• 30

volume

• 12

issue

• 4