Factors Impacting Market Concentration of Not-for-Profit Hospitals

The Effects of Market Concentration and Market Power on Cost Structure

“…Finally, our study should be of interest to hospital managers and national healthcare policymakers. Given the significant number of hospital mergers and acquisitions that have taken place in the past decade (Paul, Quosigk and MacDonald 2016),…”

“…Finally, this study is timely in that it contributes to the literature on hospital mergers and acquisitions, as well as the debate over cost efficiency in the U.S. healthcare system. Market structure is of particular interest in the hospital industry because there has been significant industry consolidation over the past two decades (Paul, Quosigk and MacDonald 2016). Given the economic significance of the U.S. hospital industry (Eldenburg et al 2015;Vansant 2016), it is important to understand how increased market concentration and market power resulting from consolidation affect cost structure in hospitals.…”

The Grand Challenge of Human Health: A Review and an Urgent Call for Business–Health Research

“…Cognizant that business can affect or be affected by health, business researchers have paid some attention to the bidirectional associations between business and health. From studies devoted to occupational health (Christian et al, 2009; Danna & Griffin, 1999; Ganster & Rosen, 2013; Grandey et al, 2020; Macik-Frey et al, 2007), to those dealing with health care administration (Atasoy et al, 2018; Blair & Boal, 1991; Brown et al, 2015; Fottler, 1987; Luke et al, 1989; Oddo, 2001; Paul et al, 2019; Russo, 2016; Vogus et al, 2010) and public health policy (Arnold & Reeves, 2006; Chaar & Lee, 2012; Jacobson, 1994; Nill et al, 2019; Oborn et al, 2013; Peterson, 1996; Tebbens & Thompson, 2009), the literature has mainly centered on the impact of business on the health of employees as an internal stakeholder, as well as on organizing dynamics in health care organizations (Blair & Boal, 1991; Brown et al, 2015; Fottler, 1987; Mayo et al, 2021) and the interaction between business and public health policy (Chaar & Lee, 2012; Flasher & Lamboy-Ruiz, 2019; Hegde & Sampat, 2015; Hemphill, 2019; Kramer & Greek, 2018).…”