The Ties That Bind
Interorganizational Linkages and Physician-System Alignment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9105128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey A Alexander (0000-0003-0872-7936, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Teresa M Waters (0000-0002-3823-5177), Lawton R Burns (0000-0003-1252-8155), Stephen M Shortell (0000-0002-7392-9801, University of California, Berkeley), Robin R Gillies (University of California, Berkeley), Peter P Budetti, Howard S Zuckerman |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | Supplement |
| Pages | I-30-I-45 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-200107001-00003 |
| PMID | 11488263 |
| OpenAlex | W1977686914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between the degree of alignment between physicians and health care systems, and interorganizational linkages between physician groups and health care systems. METHODS: The study used a cross sectional, comparative analysis using a sample of 1,279 physicians practicing in loosely affiliated arrangements and 1,781 physicians in 61 groups closely affiliated with 14 vertically integrated health systems. Measures of physician alignment were based on multiitem scales validated in previous studies and derived from surveys sent to individual physicians. Measures of interorganizational linkages were specified at the institutional, administrative, and technical core levels of the physician group and were developed from surveys sent to the administrator of each of the 61 physician groups in the sample. Two stage Heckman models with fixed effects adjustments in the second stage were used to correct for sample selection and clustering respectively. RESULTS: After accounting for sample selection, fixed effects, and group and individual controls, physicians in groups with more valued practice service linkages display consistently higher alignment with systems than physicians in groups that have fewer such linkages. Results also suggest that centralized administrative control lowers physician-system alignment for selected measures of alignment. Governance interlocks exhibited only weak associations with alignment. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that alignment generally follows resource exchanges that promote value-added contributions to physicians and physician groups while preserving control and authority within the group
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2020 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |