Assignment task:
We are living in an era in which hospitals and health systems (inclusive of both outpatient and inpatient services and often long-term care services as well) are increasingly acquiring each other or merging. The modern healthcare organizations that result from these mergers and acquisitions must effectively meet the wants and needs of a wide range of stakeholder groups. Consider the trend toward mergers and acquisitions that is having such a major impact in healthcare. Consider the stakeholder groups that are being impacted by mergers and acquisitions. Choose one stakeholder group of interest as your focus. Share with your classmates how this specific stakeholder group is impacted, benefited, or potentially harmed by a merger or acquisition.