Provider organizations are increasing in complexity, as hospitals acquire physician practices
and physician organizations grow in size. At the same time, hospitals are merging with each …

As the US healthcare system transitions from volume to value, various value‐based
programs tie medical reimbursements to hospital performance relative to national top …

Purpose A multispecialty hospital possesses sustainable competitive advantage if it
continuously improves performance, repeatedly delivers quality service and unique value to …

Competition has been widely introduced among hospitals in the hope of improving health-
care quality. However, whether competition leads to higher-quality health care is a topic of …

Non-profit organizations can legally seek profits, but how they use profits is unclear. This
study tests and extends Chang and Tuckman's theory of profit accumulation by non-profits …

This study aimed to determine whether hospital competition is associated with improved in-
hospital mortality in Shanxi, China. We included a total of 46,959 hospitalizations for acute …

Background The federal health care price transparency regulation from 2019 is aimed at
bending the health care cost curve by increasing the availability of hospital pricing …

Studies evaluating the cost and quality of healthcare services have produced inconsistent
results. We seek to determine if higher paid hospitals have higher quality outcomes …

Brazil's private health insurance market is the second largest in the world, behind only the
United States, making it a valuable source of real-world evidence. This paper documents …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed severe threats to human safety in the
healthcare sector, particularly in residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) at a higher risk …