Med Inc.
Subtitle: how consolidation is shaping tomorrow's healthcare system
By: Sandy Lutz, Woodrin Grossman, John Bigalke.
Contributors: Grossman, Woodrin.; Bigalke, John.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Medical corporations -- United States; Integrated delivery of health care -- United States; Hospital mergers -- United States; Physician management companies -- Mergers -- United States; Managed care plans (Medical care) -- United States
Description: "Sandy Lutz, a medical business reporter and investment analyst, and Big Six accounting firm partners Woodrin Grossman and John Bigalke provide their insiders' insights into the financial workings of Wall Street's mighty medical corporations - a class the authors refer to as Med Inc. With an in-depth study of the most notable leader, Columbia/HCA Healthcare, plus illustrative examples of several other medical giants, Lutz and her coauthors demonstrate how these Med Inc. companies work at managing capital, information, risk, and government regulation - the four key success factors to achieving operational efficiency and market dominance. They show how the missions and operations of investor-owned companies compare with their noninvestor-owned counterparts, and examine how current technological and market developments will shape the future of health systems."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.