在私募股权生命周期中的医院行为
Michael R Richards1, Christopher M Whaley2
1Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University, 3301 MVR Hall, Ithaca NY 14853 and NBER.
Journal of health economics
|June 11, 2024
概括
美国医院的私募股权收购导致了患者转移和急诊室访问的增加. 在私募股权公司剥离后,护理服务的这些变化仍然存在.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 医院管理部门 医院管理部门
背景情况:
- 美国医疗保健领域的私募股权投资正在上升,但其对医院运营和患者护理的影响尚不清楚.
- 了解大规模私募股权收购的后果对于医疗保健政策和实践至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在美国历史上最大的私募股权收购之后,分析一家主要医院连锁店的运营和战略变化.
- 评估私募股权所有权对医院行为的长期影响,即使在剥离后.
主要方法:
- 使用独特的数据源与差异分析相结合.
- 检查了广告策略,合资企业组建,患者转移政策和急诊室利用情况的变化.
- 分析了住院时间,治疗强度和门诊外科手术复杂性的变化.
主要成果:
- 收购的连锁医院改变了其广告,并与门诊外科中心建立了合资企业.
- 住院患者的吞吐量通过更多的患者转移和急诊室捕获量的增加而增加.
- 医院实施了较短,较不密集的住院治疗,而门诊手术转向了更复杂的手术.
- 在医院运营中观察到持续的行为变化,即使在私募股权剥离后.
结论:
- 私募股权所有权显著改变了医院的运营策略,专注于增加吞吐量和改变病例组合.
- 观察到的护理交付模式的变化显示出持久的影响,延伸到直接私募股权控制的时期之外.
- 需要进一步的研究,才能充分理解私募股权在医疗保健中日益增长的作用对患者结果和系统可持续性的影响.
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