Private equity and anesthesiology groups: Implications to cost and quality of anesthesia care

Minimizing the cost, while improving quality of care has been a major focus of health care policy over the last few decades [2]. Others have proposed to increase the number of doctors and/or doctor extenders (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) in order to match the expected increase...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2020-10, Vol.65, p.109841-109841, Article 109841
Main Author: De Oliveira, Gildasio S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Equity
Health care policy
Hospitals
Legal reform
Medical personnel
Physicians
Private equity
Quality
Torts
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Summary:Minimizing the cost, while improving quality of care has been a major focus of health care policy over the last few decades [2]. Others have proposed to increase the number of doctors and/or doctor extenders (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) in order to match the expected increase in demand for physicians over the next few years [6]. [...]within acquired practices, anesthesiologists represented 33.1% of all physicians; emergency medicine specialists, 15.8%; family practitioners, 9.0%; and dermatologists, 5.8%.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109841