Carris Health is needing to develop an integration strategy that may include mergers, acquisition, and/or affiliations. Integrations options include Vertical and Horizontal integration with other providers and/or payers. Carris health want needs 200-bed hospital merges and acquires three 125-bed skilled nursing facilities, a large home health agency, and a regional multi-city durable medical equipment company.

Questions:

1. What are the advantages to the scenario?

2. What are the risks with the scenario?

3. What are the Strategic Need & Alignment in this scenario?

4. What are the Integration & Affiliation in this scenario?

5. What are the Partners & Stakeholders in this scenario?

6. How can the CFO convince the CEO that 200-bed hospital merges and acquires three 125-bed skilled nursing facilities, a large home health agency, and a regional multi-city durable medical equipment company is best integration strategy?

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