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The Effect of Physician Ownership on Dialysis Outcomes

NCT04764435 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 208213

Last updated 2021-03-16

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Summary

Many dialysis facilities have financial relationships with nephrologists, including joint venture agreements, where the nephrologist owns a minority share of the dialysis facility. Such agreements could present a conflict of interest with respect to patient care. This study will investigate whether these joint venture agreements are associated with differences in the quality of care provided by dialysis facilities.

Conditions

  • Renal Dialysis
  • Financial Disclosure

Interventions

OTHER

Physician ownership

The "intervention" or exposure is whether the dialysis facility was owned by a physician in 2017

OTHER

Large dialysis organization ownership

The "intervention" or exposure is whether the dialysis facility was owned by a large dialysis organization in 2017

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pennsylvania

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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