Atlanta VA Health Care System, Surgery and Perioperative Care, Decatur, GA.
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Ann Surg. 2024 Aug 1;280(2):190-192. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006286. Epub 2024 Mar 28.
Nearly two hospital mergers occur per week and the majority of hospitals are now part of a larger health system. As health systems continue to grow in size and geographic coverage, these changes could have unintended consequences for many different healthcare stakeholders. This surgical perspective outlines emerging challenges associated with the growth of health systems and potential strategies to monitor and mitigate the potential adverse impact of these ongoing changes.
每周几乎都会发生两起医院合并事件,而且现在大多数医院都属于更大的医疗体系的一部分。随着医疗体系的规模和地理覆盖范围不断扩大,这些变化可能会给许多不同的医疗保健利益相关者带来意想不到的后果。本文从外科角度概述了与医疗体系发展相关的新出现的挑战,以及监测和减轻这些持续变化潜在不利影响的潜在策略。