Trading up. The right vehicle for the new integrated terrain.

Imagine the current health care system as a bus with a large inpatient capacity. Now imagine you have to redesign the vehicle into something like a lean Range Rover, while still on the road, to meet the challenges of a wholly new operational terrain. That's the situation facing health care organizations right now, and for many it's a daunting proposition. But research conducted by policy analysts at Northwestern University and KPMG Peat Marwick offers valuable insights that can help providers achieve both the functional integration and the physician/system integration that will be necessary steps in a long journey.