Trends in the integration of medical corporation hospitals in Japan: a national wide longitudinal study between 2017 and 2021
This longitudinal study revealed a gradual downward trend in the number of hospitals and hospital beds owned by medical corporations, while horizontal and vertical integration gradually progressed without any particular medical corporation dominating the market. These findings are expected to contribute to policymaking efforts aimed at providing optimal health care services in Japan.
Authors
- Shunsuke Uno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6138)
- Hirotaka Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-0795)
- Takashi Yoshioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-8278)
- Rei Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7484-4957)
- Yoko Akune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-9452)
- Satoshi Funada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-2348)
- Kimiko Honda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8906-1679)
- Yan Luo
Institutions
- SHOWA Medical University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11463-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25
Funders
- Public Health Institute
- Institute for Health Economics and Policy