Changes in Quality of Care after Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions.

Nancy D BeaulieuLeemore S DafnyBruce E LandonJesse B DaltonIfedayo KuyeJ Michael McWilliams

Published in: The New England journal of medicine (2020)

Hospital acquisition by another hospital or hospital system was associated with modestly worse patient experiences and no significant changes in readmission or mortality rates. Effects on process measures of quality were inconclusive. (Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.).

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