The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world, with per capita
health expenditures far above those of any other nation. For many years, US health care …

Hospital designs reflect the sociocultural, economic, professional, and aesthetic priorities
prevalent at a given time. As such, hospital buildings concretize assumptions about illness …

Now in its fourth edition, The Economics of Health Reconsidered presents an argument that
still holds true: despite assertions to the contrary, neither economic theory nor evidence …

Using data from Round Four of the Community Tracking Study site visits, this paper
describes the recent rapid increase in physician-owned specialty hospitals and ambulatory …

Importance Despite the lack of efficacy data, robotic-assisted surgery has diffused rapidly
into practice. Marketing to physicians, hospitals, and patients has been widespread, but how …

Importance The Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) programs rely on delivery
system integration and health care provider risk sharing to lower spending while improving …

In this paper we compare physician referral patterns, quality, patient satisfaction, and
community benefits of physician-owned specialty versus peer competitor hospitals. Our …

BACKGROUND: Teamwork is essential to safety. Few studies focus on teamwork between
nurses and physicians in emergency departments (EDs). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study …

Background Hospitals face financial pressure from decreased margins from Medicare and
Medicaid and lower reimbursement from consolidating insurers. Objectives The objectives of …

BACKGROUND: Policymakers stimulate competition in universalistic health-care systems
while encouraging the formation of service provision networks among hospital …