Quantifying Opportunities for Hospital Cost Control: Medical Device Purchasing and Patient Discharge Planning
The authors quantify the potential reduction in hospital costs from adopting best local practices in supply chain management and discharge planning within a major metropolitan market.
Hospital Market Concentration, Pricing, and Profitability in Orthopedic Surgery and Interventional Cardiology
Hospitals in concentrated markets charge significantly higher prices to private insurers than do otherwise-similar hospitals in competitive markets.