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Abstract:
In the United States, healthcare industry changes are affecting the manner in which hospitals and physicians are paid, the number of acute care beds is dwindling, and hospitals are becoming more efficient using the same or slightly reduced resources. These factors are leading to new methods in healthcare delivery, including the formation of partnerships among physicians, nurses, trustees and administrators. Leaders must not only have certain characteristics, but learn methods of business planning and work with cost centres for budgeting. Partnerships between key disciplines are becoming the bridge to the future.
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