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Academic health centers in turbulent times: strategies for survival
1Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
Health Care Management Review
|June 8, 1999
Abstract:
Given the increasingly turbulent health care environment, the strategic adaptation of academic health centers (AHCs) provides an opportunity to investigate the effects of drastic change on a population of organizations. This article identifies and categorizes the adaptive behavior using existing strategic typologies, while exploring the implications for hospital managers.