Brady Post on the Considerable Relationship Between Consolidation and Health Care Treatment Intensity
A Health Podyssey
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The Effects of Integration on Clinical Practice
Hospital physician integration may be associated with more aggressive treatment patterns, maybe preference for hospital-based services. We looked at this specifically for patients who had gotten a new diagnosis of stable angina or chest pain. If the cardiologist that was managing your care was hospital employed, you were statistically more likely to get a cardiac catheterization and to get a coronary angioplasty compared to equivalent patients that got their care managed by an independent physician.
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