Strategies for more efficient performance through hospital merger

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-49

  Sinay, Tony ^a   Campbell, Claudia R ^b  

^a DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital mergers; Operating efficiency; Pre and postmerger analysis

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; REVIEW;

EID: 0036135565     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200201000-00004     Document Type: Review

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