Physicians Hospital of America: Study Finds Hospital Quality Scores 25% Higher in Physician-Run Hospitals

Washington, D.C., (July 12, 2011)—According to a new study to be published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. Study author Amanda Goodall, PhD, traced the personal and professional backgrounds of the leaders of 300 prominent United States hospitals and compared their credentials against reported hospital quality data. The research concluded that hospital quality scores are approximately 25% higher in physician-run hospitals than those headed by a trained manager. Goodall’s study did