Remembering the Strength of Weak Ties

Healthcare delivery is a networked enterprise. The connections between providers, payers, and purchasers have a profound influence on the quality and value of care patients receive. American sociologist Mark Granovetter has developed a useful typology for understanding how these networks function: t...

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Published inThe American journal of managed care Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 1
Main Authors Powers, Brian W, Jha, Ashish K, Jain, Sachin H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jamesburg MultiMedia Healthcare Inc 01.03.2016
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Health care delivery
Health care networks
Quality of care
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Summary:Healthcare delivery is a networked enterprise. The connections between providers, payers, and purchasers have a profound influence on the quality and value of care patients receive. American sociologist Mark Granovetter has developed a useful typology for understanding how these networks function: through strong and weak ties.
ISSN:1088-0224
1936-2692