Does system membership enhance financial performance in hospitals?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-50

  Tennyson, Debra H ^a   Fottler, Myron D ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; INCOME; MANAGED CARE; PROFIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCOME; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION;

EID: 0033975698     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755870005700103     Document Type: Article

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