Pearls of Wisdom
Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article regarding a study of health system mergers. More and more hospitals and health systems are merging to share costs. However the study found that after a merger the quality of care goes down for at least four years. Using performance measures such as readmission rates. Hospital executive tout the mergers as a way to cut costs and standardize clinical practices.
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