http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/hospitals-are-buying-physician.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/hospitals-are-buying-physician.html/comment-page-1#comment-87128 Anonymous Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/hospitals-are-buying-physician-practices.html#comment-87128 In areas where there is only one hospital, this doesn't bode well for patients. As independent practices fail, there soon will be no alternative for patients frustrated with crappy service. With no competition for patients, outpatient health care in these areas will fully complete its transformation to the model made popular by Depts of Motor Vehicles and Soviet department stores. In areas where there is only one hospital, this doesn’t bode well for patients. As independent practices fail, there soon will be no alternative for patients frustrated with crappy service. With no competition for patients, outpatient health care in these areas will fully complete its transformation to the model made popular by Depts of Motor Vehicles and Soviet department stores.

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