Association Between Hospital Market Concentration and Costs of Laryngectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High-volume hospital care for laryngectomy has been shown to be associated with reduced morbidity, mortality, and costs; however, most hospitals in the United States do not perform high volumes of laryngectomies. The influence of market competition on charges and costs for such patients has not been defined.

Objective

To examine the association between regional hospital market concentration, hospital charges, and costs for laryngectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was used to identify 34 193 patients who underwent laryngectomy for a malignant laryngeal or hypopharyngeal neoplasm from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2011. Hospital laryngectomy volume was modeled as a categorical variable. Hospital market concentration w

SUBMITTER: Gourin CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716289 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature