Match Each Item with a Statement Below

question 2

Multiple Choice

Match each item with a statement below:

-Provides a platform to collaborate and thereby attract managed-care contracts

• A)physician-hospital organizations (PHOs)
• B)competitive partner
• C)indifferent partner
• D)pooling alliances
• E)quasi-cooperative partner
• F)integrated salary models (ISMs)
• G)Medicare prospective payment system (PPS)
• H)cooperative partner
• I)physician-hospital organization
• J)trading alliances

---

Definitions:

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economic system.

Marginal Costs

The additional cost incurred to produce an extra unit of a product or service.

Average Costs

The total costs of production divided by the number of units produced, representing the cost per unit.

Returns To Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs in the production process; can be increasing, constant, or decreasing.