Consolidation likely, despite FTC scrutiny
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Most acquisitions are undertaken to reduce costs but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) frown on deals in the hospital industry that are intended to gain market share in a given geographic area. Future consolidation activity would emphasize smaller, strategic acquisitions.
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2004
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Unitary appreciative inquiry
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Unitary appreciative inquiry is the study of life as a whole and a search for new research methodologies. Nurses can apply this philosophy of inquiry to find holistic solutions to medical issues.
Publication Name: Advances in Nursing Science
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0161-9268
Year: 2001
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Sexual capital: an extension of Grossman's concept of health capital
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The factors affecting conduct of adult intimacy in life are examined. Several aspects of Michael Grossman's model of health capital are followed to comprehend this dissimilar behavior.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 2004
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