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Community hospital A short-stay general or specialty (e.g., women's, children's, eye, orthopedic) hospital, excluding those owned by the federal government Well-Managed Healthcare Organization The _________________________________ describes how excellence is achieved by large HCOs. It identifies the essential functions, their organization, and the measures that document their performance. vertical integration Large HCOs and healthcare systems have a very different vision, called vertical integration The affiliation of organizations that provide different kinds of service, such as hospital care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and social services Horizontal integration Integration of organizations that provide the same kind of service, such as two hospitals or two clinics cultural operational strategic excellence has three major foundations: Cultural a commitment to values that attract the respect and support of stakeholders as individuals; Operational a system that seeks out, evaluates, and implements opportunities to improve stakeholder returns