Cooperating with Non-Catholic Partners
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Replacement of traditional fee-for-service health care with capitation, the rising costs of new medical technologies, the duplication of health services among competitors, and the need to attract physician networks and managed care contracts, are some of the factors that necessitate collaborative efforts among health care facilities. Although the Ethical and Religious Directives for Health Care Services (ERDs) [1994] state that Catholic facilities should seek alliances with other Catholic institutions first, unfortunately, that is not always possible.
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