Hospitals

HSC research focuses on the role hospitals play in local health care markets, including pricing and competitive strategies and hospital capacity expansions.

Title	Date	Document Info
Wall Street Comes to Washington	August 2004	Issue Brief No. 87
Initial Findings from HSC's 2005 Site Visits: Stage Set for Growing Health Care Cost and Access ProblemsCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg, Laurie E. Felland	August 2005	Issue Brief No. 97
Balancing Margin and Mission: Hospitals Alter Billing and Collection Practices for Uninsured PatientsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2005	Issue Brief No. 99
Managed Care Rebound? Recent Changes in Health Plans' Cost Containment StrategiesGlen P. Mays, Gary Claxton, Justin White	Aug. 11, 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Impact of Quality-Reporting Programs on Hospital OperationsHoangmai H. Pham, Jennifer Coughlan, Ann S. O'Malley	September/October 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
A Longitudinal Perspective on Health Plan-Provider Risk ContractingRobert E. Hurley, Joy M. Grossman, Timothy K. Lake, Lawrence P. Casalino	July/August 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Construction Activity in U.S. HospitalsGloria J. Bazzoli, Anneliese M. Gerland, Jessica H. May	May/June 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Effect of Population Aging on Future Hospital DemandBradley C. Strunk, Paul B. Ginsburg, Michelle I. Banker	March 28, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Specialty-Service Lines: Salvos in the New Medical Arms RaceRobert A. Berenson, Thomas Bodenheimer, Hoangmai H. Pham	July 25, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community CollaborativesLaurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Gretchen Kishbauch	July 2011	Journal Article Health Affairs
Tracking Health Care Costs: Continued Stability But at High Rates in 2005Paul B. Ginsburg, Bradley C. Strunk, Michelle I. Banker, John P. Cookson	Oct. 3, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Hospital Payment Systems: Will Payers Like the Future Better than the Past?Len M. Nichols, Ann S. O'Malley	January/February 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Can Hospitals and Physicians Shift the Effects of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement to Private Payers?Paul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 8, 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs
Quality Improvements By Providers: Market Developments Hinder ProgressKelly Devers	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Competition in Health Care: Its Evolution Over the Past DecadePaul B. Ginsburg	November/December 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Hospital-Physician Portals: The Role of Competition in Driving Clinical Data ExchangeJoy M. Grossman, Thomas Bodenheimer, Kelly L. McKenzie	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Hospitalists and Care Transitions: The Divorce of Inpatient and Outpatient CareHoangmai H. Pham, Joy M. Grossman, Genna R. Cohen, Thomas Bodenheimer	September/October 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Unchecked Provider Clout in California Foreshadows Challenges to Health ReformRobert A. Berenson, Paul B. Ginsburg, Nicole M. Kemper	Feb. 25, 2010	Journal Article Health Affairs
Hospital-Physician Relations: Cooperation, Competition or Separation?Robert A. Berenson, Paul B. Ginsburg, Jessica H. May	Dec. 5, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Are Market Forces Strong Enough to Deliver Efficient Health Care Systems? Confidence is WaningLen M. Nichols, Paul B. Ginsburg, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson, Robert E. Hurley	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs