Realizing the economic benefits of a merger starts with integrating post-merger operations.

POPULATION health management; STRATEGIC planning; DISCHARGE of contracts

The article focuses on the economic benefits of a merger which starts with integrating post-merger operations. Topics discussed include the operational consolidation result in a new department landscape unlike what existed prior to the merger, conducting an inventory and internal evaluation, and critical initial step is to conduct an inventory of the merged organization's current state, evaluating performance, staff satisfaction, cost and redundancy of solutions.