RESUMEN
As schools of the health sciences come under increasing financial pressures and providers must cope with the increasing complexity of the health care system, mutually supportive arrangements may become more common and more important to both parties. Underlying such arrangements is the expectation that the schools of the health sciences may gain sources of support for professional education and access to training opportunities and that the providers may gain in operational capacity and access to specialized expertise. We have developed a collaborative relationship between a school of public health and a multispecialty group medical practice. Although in some respects an improbable combination, the relationship has yielded benefits and may be of interest to other institutions.
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Práctica de Grupo/organización & administración , Afiliación Organizacional , Escuelas de Salud Pública/organización & administración , California , Derivación y ConsultaAsunto(s)
Enfermedades Pulmonares/epidemiología , Adulto , California , Humanos , Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas/epidemiología , Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas/etiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Profesionales/complicaciones , Pruebas de Función Respiratoria , Hipersensibilidad Respiratoria/complicaciones , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/complicaciones , Fumar/complicacionesRESUMEN
Last year's merger of the 60-year-old Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group and the San Diego Hospital Association was watched closely by groups around the Country who are considering similar arrangements. A look one year later shows that the merger has met the group's expectations.