Patients receiving care at hospitals owned by private-equity firms experience more bloodstream and surgical site infections and they fall more often, a new study by academics at Harvard University and ...

CNN — (CNN) — Health care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms, a new study shows. The sweeping study, which was published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, ...

A record number of private patients are being blue-lighted back to NHS hospitals for emergency care, amid calls for Health ...

The difference in patient care experience between private equity-acquired and control hospitals increased over time and was largest in postacquisition year 3. Patient-reported care experiences ...

Patients are far less likely to be infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus when hospitalized in facilities with more private patient rooms, a study shows. The study, published in the ...

Legal agreements that directly shape access to care remain invisible to the very people whose lives they govern.

Fewer than 1 in 5 claims related to email messages between patients required a private health plan member to pay out of pocket, and those that did paid a median $25, according to a new analysis ...

Smile 4 U – Croydon has announced expanded appointment availability for private patients interested in teeth whitening consultations. The update reflects the continuing demand in the area for cosmetic ...

Patient care experiences worsened after private equity firms took over hospitals, according to a difference-in-differences analysis. From 2008 to 2019, the percentage of patients rating hospitals a 9 ...