Researchers have suggested heart failure patients may experience better outcomes at specialty physician-owned hospitals than other types of facilities, such as non-profit or other for-profit hospitals, according to research published in the American Heart Journal.
The researchers focused on outcomes for more than 1 million patients who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions from 2004-2007 in 471 non-profit hospitals, 131 major teaching hospitals, 79 for-profit hospitals and 13 physician-owned specialty hospitals.
In both risk-adjusted and unadjusted analyses, researchers found patients who underwent PCI at physician-owned hospitals experienced lower rates of all adverse outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, compared to the other three hospital groups. The researchers suggested specialty hospitals may have "expertise in narrow procedural areas" that could be adopted at other types of hospitals.
The researchers focused on outcomes for more than 1 million patients who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions from 2004-2007 in 471 non-profit hospitals, 131 major teaching hospitals, 79 for-profit hospitals and 13 physician-owned specialty hospitals.
In both risk-adjusted and unadjusted analyses, researchers found patients who underwent PCI at physician-owned hospitals experienced lower rates of all adverse outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, compared to the other three hospital groups. The researchers suggested specialty hospitals may have "expertise in narrow procedural areas" that could be adopted at other types of hospitals.
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