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Staff at the Federal Trade Commission yesterday said it won't challenge a proposed physician-hospital network, claiming the organization doesn't appear to restrict trade.
Amid increasing partnerships--and antirust challenges--the cleared Norman Physician Hospital Organization (Norman PHO) in Oklahoma could predict future structures with similar integrated arrangements.
The network includes Norman Regional Health System and 280 physicians. Norman Regional Health System is the only provider in the network that offers services, the FTC noted. Aimed at creating efficiencies, the physicians collaboratively coordinate...