Comparison of Hospital Online Price and Telephone Price for Shoppable Services
By Merina Thomas, BS; James Flaherty, BS; Jiefei Wang, PhD; Morgan Henderson, PhD; Vivian Ho, PhD; Mark Cuban, BS; Peter…
Vivian Ho September 18, 2023
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Price Increases Versus Upcoding as Drivers of Emergency Department Spending Increases, 2012–19
Price increases are the biggest driver of rising emergency room visit costs across the U.S., according to research led by the Center for Health and Biosciences' Vivian Ho and Sasathorn Tapaneeyakul.
Vivian Ho, Sasathorn Tapaneeyakul August 7, 2023
Nonprofit Hospitals: Profits and Cash Reserves Grow, Charity Care Does Not
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Using the National Academy of State Health Policy Hospital Cost Tool, we compared changes in hospital profits…
Derek Jenkins, Vivian Ho June 5, 2023
Association Between Hospital Private Equity Acquisition and Outcomes of Acute Medical Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries
A study found that private equity acquisition of hospitals had no substantial association with the patient-level outcomes examined,
although it was associated with a moderate improvement in mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.
Anaeze C. Offodile II May 2, 2022
Financial Impacts and Operational Implications of Private Equity Acquisition of U.S. Hospitals
A study of U.S. hospitals acquired by private equity firms found improved financial performance — and that patient throughput (or the process of admitting, treating and discharging patients) increased while staffing decreased.
Vivian Ho, Anaeze C. Offodile II May 2, 2022
Patient and Provider Predictors of Telemental Health Use Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The current study examined patient and provider differences in use of phone, video, and in-person mental health (MH)…
Jan Lindsay February 1, 2022
Out-of-pocket Health Expenditures and Health Care Services Use Among Older Americans With Cognitive Impairment
The evidence base on health services use and cost burdens associated with transition to severe cognitive impairment (SCI) and dementia is underdeveloped. We examine how the change in cognitive impairment status influences nursing home use, hospitalizations, and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures.
Derek Jenkins October 29, 2021
Assessment of Costs and Care Quality Associated With Major Surgical Procedures After Implementation of Maryland’s Capitated Budget Model
This study finds that Maryland's all-payer model for healthcare comparatively lowered the risk of complications from surgery, as well as reducing increases in associated costs.
Anaeze C. Offodile II, Oluseyi Aliu, Andrew W. P. Lee, Jonathan E. Efron, Robert S. D. Higgins, Charles Butler September 28, 2021
No Place Like Home: Hospital at Home as a Post-Pandemic Frontier for Care Delivery Innovation
Hospital at Home programs offer an alternative care model for acutely ill patients to receive intensive at-home treatment. With better policy and operations, can this model work at scale in the United States beyond the pandemic?
Anaeze C. Offodile II, Celynne Balatbat, Kushal T. Kadakia, Victor Dzau August 23, 2021
Private Equity Investments In Health Care: An Overview Of Hospital And Health System Leveraged Buyouts, 2003–17
Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study of short-term acute care hospitals acquired by private equity firms, the authors find they not only have higher markups and profit margins, they’re also slower to expand their staffs.
Anaeze C. Offodile II, Vivian Ho May 4, 2021