Search results for "Equity"
Private equity hospital acquisition associated with lower patient experience ratings
Hospitals that were acquired by private equity in 2008 to 2019 showed a widening gap in their overall Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores compared to hospitals that were not acquired, a cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/15/private-equity-hospital-acquisition-associated-with-lower-patient-experience-ratings.htm
15 Jan 2025
Private equity ownership of acute care hospitals more common in low-income, rural areas, study finds
Compared with matched hospitals of different ownership, private equity hospitals had a higher rurality score, were located in ZIP codes with lower median household incomes, and had slightly lower patient experience scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/5.htm
30 Sep 2020
January 15, 2025
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/15/
November 1, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. health care access, spending
Recent studies looked at differences by race and ethnicity in health status and health care access as well as health care spending over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/4.htm
25 Aug 2021
Sending HM to the stars
Eric Howell, MD, expects hospital medicine (HM) to keep growing and improving care amid challenges including burnout and private equity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/30/sending-hm-to-the-stars.htm
30 Oct 2024
June 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/
December issue online and in the mail
Hip fracture comanagement, heart failure prescribing, antibiotic use in COVID-19, and private equity investment are covered in the latest issue of ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/5.htm
16 Dec 2020
Life as a health equity officer
A recent survey of hospitals' health equity officers highlighted challenges they face, including how to get clinicians on board.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/life-as-a-health-equity-officer.htm
1 Nov 2023
NKF-ASN task force issues final report on use of race in diagnosing kidney disease
Effective immediately in the U.S., estimated glomerular filtration rate should be calculated with an updated equation that does not include a race modifier for Black patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/4.htm
29 Sep 2021