Businesses have traditionally operated using a top-down, hierarchal structure known as a vertical organization. An alternative is to implement a horizontal organizational structure consisting of fewer ...

The hierarchical structure of your organization affects how your employees work together. Whether you have two employees or 200, it's important to carefully consider how to best set up your ...

At a recent event in Chicago, Suzette Jaskie, president and CEO of MedAxiom Consulting, and three service line leaders representing different hospitals from across the country — Christine Bent, senior ...

Over the past decade, trust has emerged as the central means of achieving cooperation in interorganizational relationships. Past empirical inquiries have largely focused on the role of trust within ...

Background: Changes in payment models incentivize hospitals to vertically integrate into sub-acute care (SAC) services. Through vertical integration into SAC, hospitals have the potential to reduce ...

Horizontal consolidation in the hospital industry has gained momentum in the United States despite concerns over rising costs and lower quality. Hospital systems frequently point to potential gains in ...