Hospital Acquisition of Physician Practices: Higher Value or Higher Costs?

The Mathematica Center on Health Care Effectiveness is hosting a policy forum and live webinar on hospital acquisition of physician practices. Hospitals are increasingly hiring more physicians as the climate in the medical world changes. This rise in physician hiring should be accompanied by an increase in communication and coordination. However, this change is not necessarily promoting integration that can help improve care for patients or quality and cost. Presenters Ann S. O'Malley, Mathematica; J. Michael McWilliams, Harvard Medical School; James Reschovsky, Mathematica; Eugene Rich, Mathematica; and Craig Schneider, Mathematica will discuss the impact of the integration of physicians into hospitals.