Vertical integration strategies: more promising than diversification

Health Care Manage Rev. 1989 Summer;14(3):49-56.

Abstract

Investment in businesses outside of traditional hospital services can help providers withstand the ill effects of today's business climate. However, the typical diversification approach must be discarded. This article describes a different approach that has been used successfully in other industries--vertical integration.

MeSH terms

  • Commerce
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Hospital Administration / methods*
  • Hospital Administration / organization & administration*
  • Hospital Restructuring / organization & administration*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Planning Techniques
  • Product Line Management / methods*
  • Risk Management
  • United States