PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Leatt, P.
AU  - Barnsley, J.
TI  - Physicians in health care management: 9. Strategic alliances and relationships between organizations
DP  - 1994 Sep 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 763--767
VI  - 151
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/151/6/763.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/151/6/763.full
SO  - CMAJ1994 Sep 15; 151
AB  - Health care organizations must increasingly develop strategic alliances with other groups and organizations. A variety of interorganizational relationships are possible: shared services, joint programs, umbrella organizations, health agency networks and mergers. As governments try to control health care costs, physicians will play an important role in developing and implementing these alliances. They will be expected to advocate on behalf of patients and communities to ensure that these new organizational arrangements facilitate coordinated care.