Saturday, August 3, 2013

Stakes Raised For Smaller Hospitals As The Big Get Bigger

The Big Squeeze:  CHS-HMS Merger Tightens The Vise On Independent Hospitals by Beth Kutscher.  ModernHealthcare.com.  August 3, 2013.

(1)  The proposed merger between Community Health Systems and Health Management Associaties would create _____________________.

(2)  Smaller, independent, not-for-profit facilities are increasingly driven toward ____________
to achieve the same __________________________.

(3)  A large hospital system is in a better position to ______________ giving it more leverage ___________________.

(4)  Mergers allow the building of networks which increases the entry ____________________.

(5)  Martin Gaynor, professor economics at Carnegie Mellon, indicates that there is strong evidence that hospital consolidation ___________________.

(6)  A key factor identified by one hospital executive is getting hospital _____________ in line with _______________________>

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