Segmenting health maintenance organizations to study productivity and profitability

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 78-89

  Sobol, Marion G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federally qualified or non federally qualified; For profit vs. not for profit; HMO profitability ratios; HMOs' financial aspects; HMOs' financing; HMOs' leverage; HMOs' liquidity rates; IPA vs. group staff financialratios

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL FINANCE; PROFIT;

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; INCOME; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; TEXAS;

EID: 0034043928     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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