Published in:
01-06-2019 | Concise Research Reports
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
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Issue 6/2019
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Excerpt
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. …