Impact of Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals on Surgical Outcomes
Major surgical procedures at PEA centers were associated with relatively worse patient outcomes. Private equity acquisition of hospital centers needs to be carefully scrutinized to ensure that care quality is prioritized over financial returns.
Authors
- Azza Sarfraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8206-5745)
- Mujtaba Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-2677)
- Timothy Michael Pawlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870)
- Zaiba Shafik Dawood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-6452)
- Areesh Mevawalla
- Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou
- Zayed Rashid
- Abdullah Altaf
- Shahzaib Zindani
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006814
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00