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Patients’ Perceptions of Hospitals Affiliated with America’s Highest-Rated Medical Centers

Authors: Kyle H. Sheetz, MD, MSc, Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2019

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Numerous studies suggest that a hospital’s reputation is an important factor in determining where patients decide to seek care.^{1, 2} In an era of frequent hospital mergers and acquisitions, academic medical centers have the opportunity to extend their reputable brands across larger markets of potential patients.³ Whether these mergers influence the affiliating hospitals’ reputation remains unclear. …

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Title: Patients’ Perceptions of Hospitals Affiliated with America’s Highest-Rated Medical Centers
Authors: Kyle H. Sheetz, MD, MSc
Hari Nathan, MD, PhD
Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4822-y

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