The price ain't right? Hospital prices and health spending on the privately insured
We use insurance claims data covering 28% of individuals with employer-sponsored health
insurance in the United States to study the variation in health spending on the privately …
insurance in the United States to study the variation in health spending on the privately …
Envisioning a better US health care system for all: coverage and cost of care
R Crowley, H Daniel, TG Cooney, LS Engel… - Annals of internal …, 2020 - acpjournals.org
This paper is part of the American College of Physicians' policy framework to achieve a
vision for a better health care system, where everyone has coverage for and access to the …
vision for a better health care system, where everyone has coverage for and access to the …
How vertical integration affects the quantity and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries
Health systems are employing physicians in growing numbers. The implications of this trend
are poorly understood and controversial. We use rich data from the Centers for Medicare …
are poorly understood and controversial. We use rich data from the Centers for Medicare …
Hospital consolidation, competition, and quality: is bigger necessarily better?
Awaveofhospitalmergersduringthelastsever… has raised concerns among US policy
makers, regulators, and employers that increasing market consolidation may lead to higher …
makers, regulators, and employers that increasing market consolidation may lead to higher …
Supply chain risk management and hospital inventory: Effects of system affiliation
In this study we examine the effects of horizontal inter-organizational arrangements on
inventory costs for hospitals facing two key environmental conditions, namely the logistics …
inventory costs for hospitals facing two key environmental conditions, namely the logistics …
Differential impacts of technology-network structures on cost efficiency: knowledge spillovers in healthcare
We examine how hospital cost efficiency can improve because of knowledge spillover
effects, arising from the experiences of members of a healthcare system. We identify two …
effects, arising from the experiences of members of a healthcare system. We identify two …
Mergers and marginal costs: New evidence on hospital buyer power
We estimate the effects of hospital mergers, using detailed data containing medical supply
transactions (representing 23% of operating costs) from a sample of US hospitals, 2009 …
transactions (representing 23% of operating costs) from a sample of US hospitals, 2009 …
What metrics accurately reflect surgical quality?
AM Ibrahim, JB Dimick - Annual Review of Medicine, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Surgeons are increasingly under pressure to measure and improve their quality. While there
is broad consensus that we ought to track surgical quality, there is far less agreement about …
is broad consensus that we ought to track surgical quality, there is far less agreement about …
The growing difference between public and private payment rates for inpatient hospital care
The difference between private and public (Medicare and Medicaid) payment rates for
inpatient hospital stays widened between 1996 and 2012. Medical Expenditure Panel …
inpatient hospital stays widened between 1996 and 2012. Medical Expenditure Panel …
Next-generation long-term transplant clinics: improving resource utilization and the quality of care through health information technology
By the year 2020, potentially one-half a million hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)
recipients will need long-term follow-up care to address not only chronic GvHD but also …
recipients will need long-term follow-up care to address not only chronic GvHD but also …