CHANGING DYNAMICS OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL POPULATION: A CASE OF TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE?

This paper explores the effect of government regulations on mortality of health care organizations. Specifically, we study the effects of two government regulations, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and the Certificate of Need Regulation, on the growth and mortality rates of hosp...

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Published in:Global journal of management and marketing 2019-06, Vol.3 (1), p.84-92
Main Authors: Abdool, A. Cliff, Eisner, Alan, Stroud, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emergency medical care
Emergency medicine
Environmental literature
Government regulations
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health facilities
Hospital patients
Hospitals
Indigent care
Laws, regulations and rules
Medical treatment
Mortality
Population ecology
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Summary:This paper explores the effect of government regulations on mortality of health care organizations. Specifically, we study the effects of two government regulations, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and the Certificate of Need Regulation, on the growth and mortality rates of hospitals in New York State. The hospital system in New York has gone through dramatic ecological changes as a result of both federal and state mandates. However, these regulations have negatively affected hospitals' growth and their mortality. The current literature on organizational ecology does not adequately explain the potential unintended negative consequences of government regulation. We used a population ecology approach to organizations to investigate this phenomenon.
ISSN:2574-044X
2574-0458
DOI:10.47177/GJMM.03.01.2019.084