Discussion Post: Healthcare Mergers & Patient Benefits
80% of hospitals in the US are nonprofit corporations. In class we discussed four different ways that corporations can join forces. These include mergers, acquisitions, consolidations or joint ventures. Which type of joining of forces do you think could be most likely to be used to benefit patients and why? Search on the internet and find at least one example of a healthcare organization joining forces with another organization that resulted in benefits to patients.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.