Profit is antithetical to positive healthcare outcomes. Period. End of story.
Researchers examined Medicare claims for 662,095 patients at 51 different hospitals owned by private equity firms and compared the outcomes to those of more than 4 million hospitalizations at 259 hospitals that were not owned by private equity firms:
At private equity firm hospitals:
* 25.4% increase in hospital-acquired conditions
* 27% increase in falls
* 38% increase in central line infections despite performing 16% fewer percutaneous central lines
* 100% increase in surgical site infections despite 8% fewer surgeries
* And all despite treating younger and therefore presumably healthier patients
https://skepchick.org/2023/12/the-guys-who-killed-toys-r-us-are-coming-for-doctors/
#HealthcareIsAHumanRight #SinglePayerNow #MedicareForAll #USPol #USPolitics #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare #PrivateEquity #Finance
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2023-12-29 17:12:48
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