Both physicians and hospitals are using the PHO to form a more efficient and effective health care delivery team: PHOs are bringing physicians, nurses, medical directors, and administrators together to define a continuum of care that will become the integrated delivery system of tomorrow, says Randall W.
The word âhegemonyâ is of Greek origin and originally referred to the dominant or preponderant position of one state over others in the international system. For many commentators, especially realists, this remains a useful working definition.
The dominant state is known as the hegemon. In the 19th century, hegemony came to denote the Social or cultural predominance or ascendancy; predominance by one group within a society or milieu. Later, it could be used to mean a group or regime which exerts undue influence within a society..