5 ways hospital-owned practices underperform physician-owned practices

April 22, 2020

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A study reveals key differences between hospital-owned practices and physician-owned practices.

A study conducted by Rice University and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas looked at healthcare claims over two years from hospital-owned practices and compared them to claims from physician-owned practices.Here’s what they found about cost and quality:

5 ways hospital-owned practices underperform physician-owned practices

Millions of lives and billions of dollars: the need for earlier intervention in chronic kidney disease

How scientific denialism undermines public health

Agency tasked with reducing Medicare spending has increased it

It's not just money: why disparities in access to health care have been growing

Increasing efficiency and reducing burdens in the health care revenue cycle

‘Stretched too thin’ – Primary care physicians too busy to take on additional research

Millions of lives and billions of dollars: the need for earlier intervention in chronic kidney disease

How scientific denialism undermines public health

Agency tasked with reducing Medicare spending has increased it

It's not just money: why disparities in access to health care have been growing

Increasing efficiency and reducing burdens in the health care revenue cycle

‘Stretched too thin’ – Primary care physicians too busy to take on additional research

Millions of lives and billions of dollars: the need for earlier intervention in chronic kidney disease

How scientific denialism undermines public health

Agency tasked with reducing Medicare spending has increased it

It's not just money: why disparities in access to health care have been growing

Increasing efficiency and reducing burdens in the health care revenue cycle

‘Stretched too thin’ – Primary care physicians too busy to take on additional research