The effects of shared decision making on health outcomes, health care quality, cost, and consultation time: An umbrella review.

Objective: To review the effects of shared decision making (SDM) on health outcomes, health care quality, cost, and consultation time METHODS: We conducted an umbrella review and searched systematic reviews on SDM from PubMed, CINHAL, and Web of Science. We included reviews on SDM interventions used in a health care setting with patients. We assessed the eligibility of retrieved articles and evaluated whether the review addressed Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) characteristics.

Associations of U.S. hospital closure (2007-2018) with area socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic composition.

Purpose: To examine whether hospital closure is associated with high levels of area socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic minority composition.

Methods: Pooled cross-sectional analysis (2007-2018) of 6467 U.S.

Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition.

Importance: The effects of private equity acquisitions of US hospitals on the clinical quality of inpatient care and patient outcomes remain largely unknown.

Objective: To examine changes in hospital-acquired adverse events and hospitalization outcomes associated with private equity acquisitions of US hospitals.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Data from 100% Medicare Part A claims for 662 095 hospitalizations at 51 private equity-acquired hospitals were compared with data for 4 160 720 hospitalizations at 259 matched control hospitals (not acquired by private equity) for hospital stays between 2009 and 2019.

Evaluating trends in private equity ownership and impacts on health outcomes, costs, and quality: systematic review.

Objective: To review the evidence on trends and impacts of private equity (PE) ownership of healthcare operators.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and SSRN.