AJMC November 25, 2024
The poster session, “Behind the Curtain: How Healthcare Policy Shapes Patient Outcomes,” took place on the final day of the American Heart Association Scientific Session.
Vertical integration, which has consolidated independent cardiologists into hospital systems over the past 15 years, has led to higher costs in Medicare with “minimal evidence” of any increase in quality, according to findings presented during the recent 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Illinois.1
The analysis, “The Association of Cardiologist Vertical Integration With Care Quality, Patient Outcomes, and Utilization,” was presented by as part of the poster session, “Behind the Curtain: How Healthcare Policy Shapes Patient Outcomes,” which took place on the final day of the AHA sessions, Monday, November 18, 2024.
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