Merging Health Systems October 31, 2014 Changing reimbursement policies make health system consolidation a natural choice right now, according to Robert Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the School of Public Health and Kline School of Law. In an interview with WHYY Radio, Field noted that "if you want to keep your patients healthy at home, away from the hospital, the broader the geography that you have influence over, the better." View Story