Assessing the impact of hospital mergers and acquisitions on safety culture with proactive risk assessments

Patricia Folcarelli; Jock Hoffman; Margaret Janes; Jennifer Clair MacCready; Annette Roberts; Jason Boulanger; Melissa DeMayo; Jennifer Vuu Sanchez; Bessie Manley Szum

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Assessing the impact of hospital mergers and acquisitions on safety culture with proactive risk assessments

May 24, 2023

Folcarelli P, Hoffman J, Janes M, et al. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2023;Epub May 2.

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Hospital mergers may improve some safety outcomes but also present challenges. This commentary describes how a third-party proactive risk assessment, ideally prior to the merger, can identify strengths and weaknesses of the organizations' safety cultures. The article describes an insurer-directed assessment, but other resources are also available, such as from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Action Plan.

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