TABLE 1.

Forms of Noneconomic Integration

•Technology acquisition

•Facility upgrade and replacement

•Hospital branding

•Marketing of physicians' practices

•Physician-to-physician referral programs

•Increased number and skill-mix of nursing staff

•Convenience of scheduling tests and procedures

•Medical staff development plans

•Medical office buildings

•Clinical councils

•Physician liaisons and mediators

•Physician sales and outreach programs

•Physician surveys and focus groups

•Physician retreats

•Physician leadership development

•Hospital committees

•New technology and value analysis committees

•Managers' behavioral skills in dealing with physicians

•Removing cultural barriers to HPRs