Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J M Koemptgen.
Academically oriented physicians and physician leaders are generally not advocates of strong centralized organization. This paper examines St. Mary's Medical Center's attempts, over a five-year period, at integrating departmental and central administrative functions.
Medical group practices often underestimate the cost and complexity of building a branch clinic network. This case study follows the Ramsey Clinic's experience in countering this problem.
Organizations contemplating or attempting joint strategic planning should be aware that it is difficult and that there is no right or wrong way to proceed. This case study follows the Ramsey Clinic in its effort to establish such a process.