The Performance of Hospital Corporation of America and Healthtrust Hospitals after Leveraged Buyouts

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 672-685

  Clement, Jan P ^a   McCue, Michael J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate downsizing; Financial management; Hospitals; Leveraged buyouts

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; FINANCIAL AUDIT; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; OWNERSHIP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030191476     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199607000-00002     Document Type: Article

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