Viewpoint: Why hospital mergers raise patient safety problems

Becker's Healthcare July 31, 2018
Megan Knowles

Although hospitals and health systems often cite the pursuit of “better patient care” as reason for mergers or acquisitions with one another, research shows partnerships and transactions might put patients at a higher risk for harm in the short term, three authors write in an op-ed published by STAT.

Hospitals can improve patient safety during mergers and affiliations, but they must make intentional efforts to ensure patients receive the best care in a deal’s aftermath, the authors argue.

Here are six insights from the op-ed, written by Susan Haas, MD, co-principal investigator for Boston-based healthcare solutions firm Ariadne Labs’ work on reducing patient safety risks with health system expansion, and William Berry, MD, associate director and senior adviser at Ariadne...

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