A recent nationwide study has uncovered troubling trends in patient mortality rates within U.S. hospitals acquired by private equity firms. Conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School, the ...

After hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals, according to research published this week in Annals ...

A study by Harvard Medical School with the universities of Pittsburgh and Chicago found that patient death rates increased in the emergency of US hospitals acquired by private equity firms. At a time ...

New research, focused on 19 of the 25 largest U.S. private equity-leveraged buyout families, argues private equity is riskier than the publicly traded funds in which defined contribution plans ...

Private equity investment in hospice care has surged in recent years, with acquisitions accelerating from just a handful in 2016 to over 30 by 2021, according to a September study published in Health ...

Patient deaths have been found to increase in U.S. hospitals after being acquired by private equity firms, according to one study. The death rates rose in the emergency departments of these hospitals, ...

Private equity groups have significantly expanded their footprint in healthcare and in the ASC industry over the last decade — and several states have responded with new, stricter regulations around ...

Compared to their peers, hospitals acquired by private equity reduced salary spending, cut staffing levels and experienced higher mortality rates within their emergency departments, according to a ...

Private equity firms have acquired more than 500 autism therapy centers across the U.S. over the past decade, with nearly 80% of those acquisitions occurring over a four-year span, according to a new ...

Brown University School of Public Health and Brookings Institution researchers have conducted a longitudinal and cross-sectional study investigating trends in hospital and private equity affiliation ...

A new study from Harvard Medical School is raising fresh concerns about hospitals controlled by private equity firms. Researchers found patient satisfaction dropped at hospitals that moved under ...

Simon Schwartz, COO of Englewood-based Strategic Resources Group Colorado, joined Becker’s to discuss the evolving role of private equity in healthcare, particularly its necessity for many physicians ...