University of Texas-Austin: Hospital IT Systems Can Facilitate Price Collusion
July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Multihospital health systems with a uniform IT platform across member hospitals have an easier time tacitly colluding with rival systems to keep service prices above competitive levels, according to a new study from a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin.
The study found tacit collusion is most pronounced among systems with standardized IT and member hospitals overla . . .
Multihospital health systems with a uniform IT platform across member hospitals have an easier time tacitly colluding with rival systems to keep service prices above competitive levels, according to a new study from a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin.
The study found tacit collusion is most pronounced among systems with standardized IT and member hospitals overla . . .