Background The association of hospital market competition, financial costs, and quality of
oncologic care has not been well-defined. This study sought to evaluate variations in patient …

Importance Maintaining competition among hospitals is increasingly seen as important to
achieving high-quality outcomes. Whether or not there is an association between hospital …

Background Our objective was to determine the association between indicators of surgical
quality–incidence of major complications and failure-to-rescue–and hospital market …

Background While variation in outcomes has driven centralization of complex cancer
surgery, variation in cost and value remains unexplored. We evaluated outcomes relative to …

Objective: This study evaluates the variation in spending by the highest-quality hospitals
performing complex cancer surgery in the United States. Summary Background Data: As …

A, Distribution of markup ratios for oncologic surgery among National Cancer Institute–
designated cancer centers, stratified by disease area and case severity. B, Maximum …

Background Despite the popularity of the US News and World Report (USNWR) hospital
rankings among the general public, the relationship between hospital rankings and actual …

Objective: To measure commercial price variation for cancer surgery within and across
hospitals. Background: Surgical care for solid-organ tumors is costly, and negotiated …

Background Approximately 70% of hospitals today are part of larger health systems.
Proponents of hospital consolidation tout its potential to reduce health spending and …

Introduction Contradictions remain on the impact of interhospital competition on the quality
of care, mainly the mortality. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of interhospital …