Physician-Owned Hospitals Linked to Shifts in Care
                   
newswise.com     Jul 9, 2008            

Description After physicians become part-owners of specialty hospitals, referrals for surgery and other hospital tests and treatments increase significantly, suggests a study in the July issue of Medical Care. Newswise — After physicians become part-owners of specialty hospitals, referrals for surgery and other hospital tests and treatments increase significantly, suggests a study in the July issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. "Given the growth in physician-owned hospitals, these findings suggest that health care expenditures will be substantially greater for... [read full story]                    


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