The Hospital Power Equilibrium: Physician Behavior and Cost Control

activities additional administrators analysis appeared approach attending authority become behavior budget capital central changes chapter chief clinical Community competition concerns consequences continued control system cost containment cost sharing decision-making decisions described directly discussion dowry effective efforts equipment example existing fact forces formal funds growth hospital hospital cost hospital's important incentives increase individual influence instance institutional interactions issue less major management control medical staff medicine Moreover noted nurses Oak Memorial occupational groups operating organization organizational overall particular patients Peninsula physicians position power equilibrium practice present pressure prestige problem professional proposals question regulatory reimbursement relationship requests require responsibility result role senior specific staff strategy structure substantial suggests surgery teaching theory tion unit variable various