[F31] Equity Implications of Changes in Hospital Market Concentration on Quality of Care and Patient Safety After the Affordable Care Act
Ente: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Importo max: 48.437 EUR
Paese: US
Descrizione
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT (DESCRIPTION)
Across the United States, hospital markets are becoming increasingly concentrated via organizational mergers,
acquisitions, and closures. Hospital consolidation can reduce competitive incentives, potentially impacting
organization behavior in ways that can either improve or worsen quality of care, but there is limited evidence
about how hospital consolidation is differentially associated with quality of care for patients by race and
ethnicity or payer coverage. This project aims to examine how increases in hospital consolidation influences
quality of care disparities for racial/ethnic minority groups (compared to non-Hispanic White adults) and
uninsured and low-income, publicly insured patients (vs commercially insured patients).
Istituzione: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
PI: Alexander C Adia
Progetto: 1F31MD020587-01
Settori: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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