The relationship between bed size and profitability in South Carolina hospitals

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 53-63

  Kim, Yang K ^a   Glover, Saundra H ^a   Stoskopf, Carleen H ^a   Boyd, Suzan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed size; Cubic equation; Health status; Poverty level; Profit proportion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; PROFIT; UNITED STATES;

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; INCOME; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0036891179     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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