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Strategic Hospital Alliance


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BACKGROUND/ISSUES

Modern Healthcare "County Hospitals in the Carolinas Desired."
Article - Sept. 1996.
Healthcare Financial Management "Creative Alliances Offer Alternatives to Corporate Mergers."
Article - Reasons behind and alternatives (joint ventures, service agreements) to alliances.

PROCESS

National Association of Attorneys General "Proposed Model Act for Nonprofit Healthcare Conversion Transaction."
Article - March 1998.

REGULATION

IMPACT

Health Affairs "Strategic Hospital Alliances: Impact on Financial Performance."
Article - Alliances tend to result in higher revenues, but not lower costs.

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