Hospital Mergers and Referrals in the United States: Patient Steering or Integrated Delivery of Care?
Many tertiary care hospitals (acquirers) acquire non-tertiary care hospitals (targets), and some of these mergers lead to a significant increase in referrals from the target to the acquirer. This study examines the hospitals' motives for integration and for increasing referrals using hospital d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.03.226 |