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| Tables and Figures | |
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Network Development | p. 15 |
| Operational Experience | p. 45 |
| Network Survival | p. 63 |
| Networks as Brokers | p. 87 |
| Networks as Coordinators | p. 103 |
| Networks as Sources of Shared Expertise | p. 121 |
| Networks as Innovators | p. 131 |
| Characteristics of Rural Hospitals Participating in Networks | p. 151 |
| Hospital Participation | p. 159 |
| Impact of Participation on the Financial Performance of Rural Hospitals | p. 173 |
| The Effect of Rural Hospital Participation on the Behavior and Attitudes of Rural Residents | p. 187 |
| Lessons Learned and Policy Implications | p. 207 |
| Appendix A: Synopses of the Developmental Stage of 13 RHNP Rural Hospital Networks (1988) | p. 217 |
| Appendix B: Comparison of the Characteristics of RHNP and Non-RHNP Networks (1989) | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 235 |
| About the Authors | p. 243 |
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