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Book/Printed Material The effects of cardiac specialty hospitals on the cost and quality of medical care

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Title

  • The effects of cardiac specialty hospitals on the cost and quality of medical care

Summary

  • "The recent rise of specialty hospitals -- typically for-profit firms that are at least partially owned by physicians -- has led to substantial debate about their effects on the cost and quality of care. Advocates of specialty hospitals claim they improve quality and lower cost; critics contend they concentrate on providing profitable procedures and attracting relatively healthy patients, leaving (predominantly nonprofit) general hospitals with a less-remunerative, sicker patient population. We find support for both sides of this debate. Markets experiencing entry by a cardiac specialty hospital have lower spending for cardiac care without significantly worse clinical outcomes. In markets with a specialty hospital, however, specialty hospitals tend to attract healthier patients and provide higher levels of intensive procedures than general hospitals"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Barro, Jason R. (Jason Russell)
  • Huckman, Robert S.
  • Kessler, Daniel P.
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005.

Headings

  • -  Heart--Diseases--Hospitals--Economic aspects--United States
  • -  Medical care, Cost of--United States
  • -  Specialty hospitals--Economic aspects--United States

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 11/22/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2005620785

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Chicago citation style:

Barro, Jason R, Robert S Huckman, Daniel P Kessler, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005620785/.

APA citation style:

Barro, J. R., Huckman, R. S., Kessler, D. P. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2005) The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005620785/.

MLA citation style:

Barro, Jason R, et al. The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005620785/>.