INTEGRATION OF HEALTH SYSTEMS

horizontally integrated health systems: Quest Diagnostics

vertically integrated health systems: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Houston

Write a 3- to 4-page paper in which you:

1. Compare the horizontally integrated health system (Quest Diagnostics) and the vertically integrated health system (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Houston) you have selected (e.g., size, settings/locations, and types of services).
2. Explain each health system’s rationale for pursuing integration and the strategies it has used to achieve integration.
3. Assess the business and health care-related implications of integration for your selected health systems, including how integration impacts the patients/consumers the organization serves.

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