Hospital Ownership Changes in the United States Since 2016

This dataset tracks hospital ownership changes in the United States, including acquisitions, mergers, and consolidations, effective on or after January 1, 2016. It is compiled from self-reported information in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). The data includes buyer and seller organization names, provider types, and change types.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in hospital consolidation by tracking the frequency of 'Acquisition/Merger' and 'Consolidation' change types over time.
• Map the transfer of hospital assets by linking buyer and seller organization legal business names to identify major acquiring entities.
• Study the effective date of ownership changes to understand the timing and potential seasonal patterns in hospital transactions.
• Cross-reference provider type with change of ownership type to assess if certain hospital categories are more frequently involved in transactions.

Strengths

• Provides a defined temporal scope with data from January 1, 2016 onward.
• Includes specific, structured data fields such as change of ownership type and effective date.
• Sourced from the official Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Limitations

• Data is self-reported by entities, which may introduce reporting inaccuracies or omissions.
• Cannot be used independently; requires linkage with a separate Owner Information dataset for complete ownership analysis.
• The dataset's completeness and update frequency are not specified in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Collection Method

Gathered from self-reported hospital change of ownership information maintained in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS).

Time Range

On or after January 1, 2016.

Freshness

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Geography

United States (implied by the source agency).