The Relationship of Hospital Market Concentration, Costs, and Quality for Major Surgical Procedures
CONCLUSIONIn less competitive (more concentrated) hospital markets, higher overall risk of failure-to-rescue after complications was accompanied by lower inpatient costs, on average. These data suggest that market controls may be leveraged to influence surgical quality and costs.
Source: The American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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