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An Institutional Economics of Health Care System Integration

Award Year: 1993 Investigator: James Robinson
This project results in a conceptual framework for understanding the transformation of the health care delivery system from a fragmented cottage industry to a competitive market of integrated delivery systems. Detailed case studies of the leading health care organizations in California are developed with emphasis placed on the evolving relationships between primary care physicians, specialists, and hospitals.

Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Theoretical Model of Changes in the Organization of Medical Care

Award Year: 1993 Investigator: W. Richard Scott
This study elaborates upon and empirically evaluates an integrated theoretical framework designed to depict and better account for changes in the organization of the U.S. medical care delivery system during the past three decades.

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