Multi-Institutional Arrangements in Health Care: Review, Analysis, and a Proposal for Future Research

Coopetition in health care: A multi-level analysis of its individual and organizational determinants

“…Examples of inter-organizational relations in health care include patient transfers, consortia, shared human resources, and interlocking directorates (e.g. Fottler et al, 1982;Westra et al, 2017). Well-structured cooperative inter-organizational healthcare networks are considered an efficient resource allocation method and have proven beneficial for quality of care (e.g.…”

Understanding competition between healthcare providers: Introducing an intermediary inter-organizational perspective

“…The nonprofit nature of the industries in which inter-organizational relations were commonly discussed initially led strategy scholars to pay little attention to the concept [48]. However, inter-organizational relations have long been established as a relevant mechanism for and determinant of efficient and effective healthcare delivery [57,58]. This crucial role of inter-organizational relations within the healthcare domain primarily stems from healthcare's fragmented nature and (increasing) sub-specialization [59,60].…”

Etude sur la raison d echec ou de succes lors de la fusion de deux centres hospitaliers

“…Tous, en effet, jugent essentiels la présence préalable d'une étude de faisabilité et en second la collaboration des intervenants locaux. 96 qui affirment que l'improvisation n'a pas sa place, dans une démarche de fusion, car cette décision :…”

“…Le but n'est pas de maintenir artificiellement une institution en vie 97 . Ainsi avant de procéder à une fusion, il faut procéder à des études honnêtes et complètes de faisabilité qui établissent que la fusion va être financièrement et médicalement viables et va avoir l'appui de la communauté humaine 98 .…”