Structuring effective IDS-AMC affiliations

IDSs able to incorporate academic medical centers (AMCs) into their organizations can realize several benefits, including access to a broad spectrum of specialty services and clinical resources that can be used to develop clinical protocols and reduce variations in care delivery practices across the...

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Published in:Healthcare financial management 1999-07, Vol.53 (7), p.33-35
Main Authors: Persily, N A, Gottlieb, J D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers - economics
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Administration
Affiliates
Ambulatory care
Communication
Cost Control
Costs
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - organization & administration
Education
Efficiency, Organizational
Financial management
Health administration
Health care industry
Health services administration
Hospital administration
Hospitals
Hospitals, Teaching
Information Systems
Integrated delivery systems
Management
Medical care
Methods
Organizational Affiliation
Organizational Culture
Primary care
Systems Integration
Teaching hospitals
Teams
United States
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Summary:IDSs able to incorporate academic medical centers (AMCs) into their organizations can realize several benefits, including access to a broad spectrum of specialty services and clinical resources that can be used to develop clinical protocols and reduce variations in care delivery practices across the system. Before pursuing such a strategy, however, IDSs also must be ready to assume the challenges associated with managing AMCs. To effectively incorporate an AMC, an IDS will need to undertake cost-control initiatives within the AMC, implement an enterprisewide information system, and transform the AMC's culture to reflect a team-oriented, community-focused approach. Most importantly, the enterprisewide information system should provide a means to seamlessly integrate the AMC into the larger organization.
ISSN:0735-0732
0735-0732