Many transactions have occurred since then, mostly to accomplish market share from the hospital’s view, and for security and financial reasons from the physician’s perspective. Now, physician-hospital alignment is driven by another factor: cost control and quality outcomes in response to the initiatives prompted by the accountable care era. Physician-hospital alignment transactions that occur in this era are based on achieving cost control and quality outcomes, which is the foundation for accountable care reimbursement.
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